Survival Island
The film revolves around Jack (Zane) and Jennifer (Brook), a rich couple who are yachting in the Caribbean. One of their crew is the handsome Manuel (Di Pace), who is cursed by an angry ex-girlfriend as he prepares to leave on the yacht. He is clearly bothered and has a difficult time getting along with the crew and guests. The captain fires him because of this, and Manuel throws down a rag as he marches out of the galley. The rag lands on a gas flame and causes the entire yacht to catch fire. The captain is unable to control the blaze with a fire extinguisher so they abandon ship. Their lifeboats are capsized by a storm, and everyone becomes separated.
Washing up on a deserted island, Jennifer is utterly alone until she sees the body of the captain in the water. As she attempts to resuscitate him, Manuel appears and also unsuccessfully tries to revive the man. They bury the captain and, under Manuel's guidance, set out to build a shelter and find food. Eventually, Jack also turns up on the island. He suspects Manuel of having designs on his wife and declares the man his enemy, promising to ruin his life once they get off the island. Manuel responds that Jack had better get home soon, because he can ruin Jack's life right there on the island. This puts Jennifer in the uncomfortable position of her loyalty to Jack conflicting with the realization that they both need Manuel's help to survive. A proud man, Jack insists that he can provide for them both, but it quickly becomes apparent that this is not the case.
Jack steals Manuel's goggles to go fishing one day, and when Manuel discovers this, he threatens to kill Jack. Jennifer begs him to calm down, and in a fit of passion, they have sex. Afterwards, Manuel reveals that he has loved Jennifer from the moment he first saw her, but it is also clear that this is a way for him to hurt Jack. When he returns, Jack quickly realizes what has happened and rejects Jennifer, throwing her out of his hut to live with Manuel.
While fishing another day, Jack finds a boat on the ocean floor. He drags it to shore and attempts to repair it, declaring that he will not allow the others to escape with him in it. Jennifer gives Manuel the idea of stealing the boat, and they do so while Jack is out fishing. They do not get far before the boat begins to sink, and they realize that Jack's plan all along was for them to take the boat and drown. They are forced to swim back to the island and to Jack, who attacks the now-exhausted Manuel with a spear. An intense fight sequence ensues, interwoven with scenes of Manuel's ex-girlfriend performing a voodoo ceremony. The scene climaxes when Jennifer pins Jack to the ground, attempting to kill him with his own knife. Manuel, with Jack's spear stuck in his back, picks up a heavy rock with which to crush Jack. He loses his balance and falls backward, impaling himself on the spear. Simultaneously, voodoo girl impales his effigy on a spike.
Some months later, a yachting family drops anchor near the island and explores it, discovering Jennifer asleep in her hut. She leaves with them, but does not mention that her husband is also on the island. Jack, who is fishing, sees her leaving on the yacht and calls out, but Jennifer ignores him and the family inside the boat cannot hear him.
This film combines elements of love triangle stories and desert-island survivor-type movies. Survival Island could be considered a loose remake of Swept Away.
