''Love Wrecked'' (also known as ''Temptation Island'' internationally) is a 2005 American

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film directed by

Randal Kleiser John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the films ''Grease (film), Grease'' (1978), ''The Blue Lagoon (1980 film), The Blue Lagoon'' (1 ...

. Starring

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, it is a romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock star on a beach in the

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. The film premiered at the 2005 Dominican Republic International Film Festival. In the United States,

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failed attempts to interest a theatrical distributor and, after nearly two years, the film was sold to

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, where it premiered on January 21, 2007.

Plot

Jennifer Taylor is a huge fan of Jason Masters, a world-famous rock star, but her efforts to meet him are constantly thwarted by her nemesis, Alexis. Hoping for another chance to meet Jason, Jennifer takes a job at his favorite Caribbean resort, joined by her best friend Ryan. Jennifer sneaks aboard a party vessel Jason is on, and when he is washed overboard, she jumps in to save him. Though the pair find themselves

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in a secluded cove of a seemingly deserted island, she soon discovers that they have landed a short distance from the resort. Jennifer does not let on to Jason that they are not stranded so she can get him to fall in love with her. Jennifer is secretly helped by Ryan, who drives out to her location to provide her with supplies. When Alexis discovers Jennifer's ruse by following Ryan, she also pretends to be marooned with them. While Ryan has been helping, he has also decided to act on his long-standing crush on Jennifer, seeking advice on asking her out. Ryan completely transforms himself, yet when Jennifer sees him, all she talks about is Jason. He confesses he cannot stop thinking about her and kisses her, but when she protests that they are friends, he tells her that he is going home and drives off. Jennifer feels bad and after learning that the coast guard has called off the search for them and seeing mourning fans around the world, she tells Jason the truth about not being stranded. He becomes upset at both her and Alexis, promises to sue them both, and leaves them behind as he hitches a ride back to the resort. When Ryan hears that a storm is going to hit the side of the island where Jennifer is, he drives out to save her. As the storm builds, she gets stuck in the car he had abandoned to look for her. Ryan returns just in time to save her as the car is about to slide over a muddy embankment. When he takes Jennifer into a cave and lights a fire to keep her warm, she realizes that he is the one that cares for her the most. After the storm passes, Jenny and Ryan return to the resort, where Jason and his manager tell Jennifer that they need her help to maintain the "stranded" story at a press conference. Ryan proclaims his love for her before he is thrown out the door by Jason's bodyguard. At the press conference, Jennifer tells everyone that her boyfriend is Ryan and that Alexis is Jason's fiancée, then walks off with Ryan. Some time later, while performing on stage in

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, Jason unhappily dedicates a song to his wife, Alexis, who is standing at his side.

Cast

as Jennifer Taylor, an 18-year-old fan of Jason Masters who travels to the Sun Village beach resort with her best friend Ryan to earn money for college *

Chris Carmack Chris Carmack (born December 22, 1980) is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in three popular television shows—the teen drama series '' The O.C.'' (2003–2004) as Luke Ward, the country music drama ...

as Jason Masters, a world-famous rock star who travels to the resort before his world tour * Jonathan Bennett as Ryan, Jennifer's best friend who travels with her to the resort and who secretly loves her *

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' from 1999 to 2007. Early life Sigler was born in Jericho, New York, on May 15, 1981, the daughter ...

as Alexis Minetti, Jennifer's arch-rival who also likes Jason Masters *

Fred Willard Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Be ...

as Ben Taylor, Jennifer's father *

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as Dan, the phone operator *

Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and television host. He is best known for his roles as Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoo ...

as Brent Hernandez, the resort's manager *

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as Belinda * Leonardo Cuesta as Gail

Release

The original Director's Cut was premiered in 2005 at the Dominican Republic International Film Festival, held in Cofresi Beach, where the film was shot. ''Love Wrecked'' was re-edited several times between 2005 and 2007 to tone down content, finally getting a 2007 release as a family film: *2005: Theatrical rating -

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for Sexual References. *2006: Re-rating - PG for sensuality, crude Humor and

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. *2007: The original U.S. theatrical version of the film received a PG rating from the

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for "mild language, sex references and comic violence". It later played on the UK's Sky Movies channel. The Region 1 DVD was released on March 13, 2007. The Region 2 DVD was released on September 17, 2007, and was the 4th bestselling DVD in it first week. In the UK, ''Love Wrecked'' was the first film released by Delanic Films, and was released on May 18, 2007. The film opened at no. 6 on the UK box office chart at 235 screens, and grossed £600,000.

Reception

''Love Wrecked'' received generally poor reviews. On its

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listing, 17% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 6 reviews.

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of FilmCritic gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating that "Bynes has made far better films". Brian Orndorf of

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said that "''Love Wrecked'' seems like such innocent fun until the tale drains of excitement and the Bynes batteries begin to wear down".

References

External links

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