The Island

A journalist named Blair Maynard travels to the Caribbean with his son to investigate why numerous boats and people have vanished. While searching for answers, they are captured by a group of modern pirates led by David Nau. These raiders live on an island and view themselves as descendants of ancient pirates. While the son begins to adapt to this lifestyle, the father struggles to find a way to escape the tribe.

The film was directed by Michael Ritchie and is the sixth of 15 films he directed, following Semi-Tough and preceding The Survivors. The screenplay was written by Peter Benchley. The cast features Michael Caine as the reporter and David Warner as the pirate leader, supported by Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass, Don Henderson, and Dudley Sutton.

Produced by Universal Pictures and Zanuck/Brown Productions, the movie had a budget of 22 million USD and earned 16 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception was mixed, with a rating of 5.3/10 based on 5,100 votes on IMDb and 5.2/10 from 104 votes on TMDB.