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Man Friday ()

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During the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.
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Robinson Crusoe
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Friday
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Christopher Cabot ...
McBain
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Doctor
Sam Seabrook ...
Young Girl
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Young Boy (as Stanley Clay)
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Slave Master (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Gold

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Daniel Defoe ... (novel "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe")
 
Adrian Mitchell ... (play)
 
Adrian Mitchell ... (screenplay)

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Jules Buck ... producer
Gerald Green ... producer
David Korda ... producer

Music by

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Carl Davis

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Álex Phillips Jr. ... (as Alex Phillips)

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Anne V. Coates

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Peter Watson ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Peter Murton

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Agustín Ituarte ... (as Agustin Ytuarte)

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Enrique Estévez ... (as Enrique Esteves)

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Carlos Horcasitas ... hairdresser
Bill Lodge ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Armando Solís ... production manager (as Armando Sollis)
Jim Cranston ... production supervisor (uncredited)

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Manuel Muñoz ... assistant director (as Manuel Munoz)

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Robert Tanenbaum ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robin Gregory ... sound recordist
Mike Le Mare ... sound editor
Colin Miller ... sound editor
Bob Jones ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Michael Murchan ... special effects
León Ortega ... special effects

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Rafael Delong ... head grip
Luis García ... gaffer
Felipe Mariscal ... camera operator
Carlos Montaño ... assistant camera (as Carlos Montano)
Salvador Serano ... camera grip

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Aurelio Ortiz ... location manager

Music Department

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Carl Davis ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Zelda Barron ... continuity

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Alberto Gutierrez ... transportation co-captain
Salvador Gutiérrez ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Christopher Cabot ... production assistant
Roy Everson ... production assistant
Humberto Gurza ... animal wrangler
Miguel Gurza ... animal wrangler
Tino Rodriguez ... choreographer
John Sargent ... production accountant

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Plot Summary

Englishman Robinson Crusoe, stranded alone on an island for years, is overjoyed to find a fellow man, a black islander whom he names Friday. But Crusoe cannot overcome the shackles of his own heritage and upbringing and is incapable of seeing Friday as anything other than a savage who needs Crusoe's brand of cultural and religious enlightenment. Friday attempts to share his own more generous and unashamed culture, but ultimately realizes that Crusoe can never see him as anything but an inferior being. With that awareness, Friday sets out to turn the tables on Crusoe. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines Master's law was one of order. Friday's law was one of life. Each tried to overcome the other! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'île du maître (France)
  • Yo, Viernes (Spain)
  • Pietaszek (Poland)
  • Человек по имени Пятница (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Ton legane Paraskeva (Greece)
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  • 115 min
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Trivia The music for the logo for DreamWorks SKG studios is "adapted" from Carl Davis's score for the film. See more »
Goofs Obvious tracks in the sand from the camera dolly in the opening scenes. See more »
Movie Connections Version of Robinson Crusoe (1902). See more »
Quotes Robinson Crusoe: When we first met you were nothing but a savage, but I have educated you.
Friday: When I first met you, you were a killer possessed by demons and I taught you how to sing and dance. Not very well, but I taught you that much at least. And your head was full of nothing but your own power, your own guilt, and the fear of a cruel god. But perhaps I was a very bad teacher, because your head is still full of thoughts of power and guilt and fear.
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