The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson is a 1998 American adventure film directed by Stewart Raffill. The film is based on The Swiss Family Robinson and stars Jane Seymour, David Carradine, James Keach, John Mallory Asher, Blake Bashoff, and Jamie Renée Smith.
Plot
When Jack Robinson (James Keach) gets a new job in Australia, he decides to take his wife Anna (Jane Seymour), sons Shane (John Mallory Asher) and Todd (Blake Bashoff) and daughter Elisabeth 'Lizzy' (Jamie Renée Smith) by sailing yacht from Hong Kong to Sydney. Elisabeth begins keeping an online journal of their trip. Jack's employer Sheldon Blake (David Carradine) gives him a gun for protection before the trip. The first part of the journey goes smoothly and the family is enchanted by the beauty of the sea (except for Anna who is violently ill).
More details
director | Stewart Raffill |
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genre | action adventure |
keywords | airplane crash deserted island family man first aid follow gun battle hong kong maroon new job one night orangutan shipwreck |
musicBy | John Scott |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Television |
theme | independent |