Beach

Theatrical Release Date: 2000 02 11 (USA)

UPC: 024543001775

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations]

Summary: 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

Category: Drama

Features: Commenary by director Danny Boyle
Nine deleted scenes
All Saints music video "Pure Shores"
Storyboard gallery
Theatrical trailers
TV spots
Anamorphic widescreen [aspect ratio 2.35:1]
Audio: English 5.1 Surround; English and French Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English & Spanish

Beach

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 10/22/2002

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Chapters
0. Chapters
1. Bangkok (Main Titles) [4:20]
2. The Scotsmans's Tale [:18]
3. The Map [:34]
4. An Adventure [4:13]
5. Zeph & Sammy [3:45]
6. The Haze of Infatuation [3:07]
7. The Big Swim [4:03]
8. A Lot Of Dope [3:17]
9. Leap of Faith [4:01]
10. The Community [4:42]
11. The Beach [2:20]
12. Paradise [3:07]
13. Rituals [1:39]
14. Lovers [5:07]
15. The Shark [:53]
16. The Rice Run [3:16]
17. Sal's Deal [3:42]
18. Blood & Sand [5:21]
19. Get Better or Die [7:09]
20. Richard's Problems [4:52]
21. My Own Game [2:44]
22. The Center of It All [1:52]
23. Out of Control [2:46]
24. Search & Destroy [3:13]
25. Fatal Mistake [3:50]
26. The Person I Used to Be [2:01]
27. We Have to Leave [3:06]
28. One Bullet [3:07]
29. Paradise Lost [5:32]
30. End Titles [2:03]

Cast and Crew: Victoria Smurfit  Actor 
Peter Gevisser  Actor 
Somchai Santitarangkul  Actor 
Kaneung "Nueng" Kenla  Actor 
Gunilla Karlson  Actor 
Patcharawan Patarakijjanon  Actor 
Hélène de Fougerolles  Actor 
Zelda Tinska  Actor 
Krongthong Thampradith  Actor 
Nina Jacques  Actor 
Saskia Mulder  Actor 
Daniel York  Actor 
Abhijati Jusakul  Actor 
Somboon Phutaroth  Actor 
Lidija Zovkic  Actor 
Isabella Seibert  Actor 
Jukka Hiltunen  Actor 
Weeratham "Norman" Wichairaksakul  Actor 
Magnus Lindgren  Actor 
Timothy Webster  Actor 
Bindu de Stoppani  Actor 
Jak Boon  Actor 
Andrew Carmichael  Actor 
Ramon Woolfe  Actor 
Raweeporn Srimonju  Actor 
Michael R. Thorpe  Actor 
Weeratham "Norman" Wichairaksakul  Actor 
Samue Gough  Actor 
Elizabeth Thomas  Actor 
Daniel Caltagirone  Actor 
Myriam Acharki  Actor 
Sanya "Gai" Cheunjit  Actor 
Sheriden Jones  Actor 
Simone Huber  Actor 
Joshua Cole  Actor 
Stacy A. Hart  Actor 
Staffan Kihlbom  Actor 
Kawee "Seng" Sirikanerat  Actor 
Somkuan "Kuan" Siroon  Actor 
Sian Martin  Actor 
Angelo Badalamenti  Composer (Music Score) 
Danny Boyle  Director 
John Hodge  Screenwriter 
Andrew Macdonald  Producer 
Leonardo DiCaprio  Actor 
Tilda Swinton  Actor 
Virginie Ledoyen  Actor 
Guillaume Canet  Actor 
Paterson Joseph  Actor 
Robert Carlyle  Actor 
Peter Youngblood Hills  Actor 
Jerry Swindall  Actor 
Lars Arentz Hansen  Actor 

Country: USA