The Beach (2000)
- Starring:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Danny Boyle
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Beach
For his first major project after the overwhelming success of Titanic, Leonardo Di Caprio took a risky path in this adaptation of Alex Garland's acclaimed novel, directed by Danny Boyle. Richard (Di Caprio) is an American backpacking through Asia with a handful of friends from Europe. While in Bangkok, he meets a mad Scotsman who calls himself Daffy Duck (Robert Carlyle). Shortly before Mr. Duck kills himself, he gives Richard a crude map to a place in Thailand that he claims is paradise on earth: beautiful, unspoiled, and uninhabited. For lack of anything better to do, Richard and his companions try to locate the spot, which, after a dangerous and taxing journey, takes them to a beach as beautiful as Duck said it would be. Richard and his friends settle in, but before long they discover that they are not alone; a large group of fellow travelers has already dug themselves in, and they have established a community with the same social evils that Richard was hoping to leave behind. Just as important, there is an army of natives who grow marijuana in the nearby hills and do not appreciate the presence of these visitors. The Beach proved controversial during production, partly due to production delays and shifting release dates, partly due to environmental concerns after crew members bulldozed parts of the Thai island of Phi Phi Le for the planting of non-native trees. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast of The Beach
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Richard
- Virginie Ledoyen - Francoise
- Paterson Joseph - Keaty
- Peter Youngblood Hills - Zeph
- Lars Arentz Hansen - Bugs
- Hélène de Fougerolles - Beach community member
- Abhijati Jusakul - Senior farmer
- Jak Boon - Travel agent
- Weeratham "Norman" Wichairaksakul - Detective
- Kawee "Seng" Sirikanerat - Farmer
- Myriam Acharki - Beach community member
- Bindu de Stoppani - Beach community member
- Ramon Woolfe - Beach community member
- Elizabeth Thomas - Beach community member
- Sian Martin - Beach community member
- Sheriden Jones - Beach community member
- Patcharawan Patarakijjanon - Hotel Receptionist
- Andrew Carmichael - Beach community member
- Samue Gough - Guitarman
- Somkuan "Kuan" Siroon - Farmer
- Sanya "Gai" Cheunjit - Farmer
- Michael R. Thorpe - Beach community member
- Daniel Caltagirone - Unhygenix
- Stacy A. Hart - Beach community member
- Raweeporn Srimonju - Sumet
- Tilda Swinton - Sal
- Guillaume Canet - Etienne
- Robert Carlyle - Daffy Duck
- Jerry Swindall - Sammy
- Joshua Cole - Beach community member
- Peter Gevisser - Gregorio
- Jukka Hiltunen - Karl
- Weeratham "Norman" Wichairaksakul - Detective"
- Somboon Phutaroth - Cleaning woman
- Somchai Santitarangkul - Farmer
- Zelda Tinska - Sonja
- Saskia Mulder - Hilda
- Timothy Webster - Beach community member
- Isabella Seibert - Beach community member
- Gunilla Karlson - Beach community member
- Nina Jacques - Beach community member
- Simone Huber - Eva
- Magnus Lindgren - Sten
- Lidija Zovkic - Mirjana
- Kaneung "Nueng" Kenla - Farmer
- Krongthong Thampradith - Woman with key
- Staffan Kihlbom - Christo
- Victoria Smurfit - Weathergirl
- Daniel York - Hustler
- Director(s):
- Danny Boyle
- Writer(s):
- John Hodge
- Producer(s):
- Andrew Macdonald
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Substance Abuse, Profanity, Violence)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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