![]() Robby, thinking it might be his father come to rescue him, puts on his now tattered cutoff jean shorts. The boys, sleeping in the naked state to which they have become accustomed, leave their makeshift hut to investigate. The stranger, who later introduces himself as Hank, wakes the boys up in the middle the night rambling in a drunken stupor to his imaginary friend Fitzgibbons. They are faced with threats of poisonous snakes and cannibals, of which they find evidence in the form of human remains, as well as a stranger who mysteriously appears on their island one night. They build a shelter and fish for sustenance. Together, the two boys survive on the island, with only each other to rely on. Robby teaches Friday how to speak English, and in turn Friday teaches Robby how to swim. ![]() It is not long before Robby himself abandons his own clothes and the two friends scamper around the island naked and free without adult supervision. ![]() Robby questions Friday about his naked state and lack of shame, but it soon becomes quite clear that Friday does not understand English. He falls into a lagoon and almost drowns, but is rescued by a naked black native boy, whom Robby befriends and names Friday. Robby explores the island but finds no signs of any other humans. Inside the lifeboat is nine-year-old Robby. ![]() The film opens with a lifeboat washing up onto shore of a tropical island.
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