On this day March 2 1983 the adventure film Sahara was released in theaters. Directed by Andrew McLaglen the film starred Brooke Shields Lambert Wilson Horst Buchholz John Rhys Davies and John Mills. Despite its ambitious production and high budget the film became one of the biggest box office failures of the 1980s.
Sahara followed a young woman played by Brooke Shields who disguises herself as a man to compete in a trans Sahara race but finds herself caught in a dangerous conflict between rival desert tribes. The film was meant to showcase Shields as a leading action star following her earlier success in The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love.
The movie was made on a budget of twenty five million dollars but only managed to gross one point four million making it a massive financial loss. It was widely criticized for its weak script and miscasting of Brooke Shields in the lead role. Despite its failure at the box office it later gained some cult interest among fans of 1980s adventure films.
80s insight: Brooke Shields won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Sahara marking a low point in her early film career.
Sahara followed a young woman played by Brooke Shields who disguises herself as a man to compete in a trans Sahara race but finds herself caught in a dangerous conflict between rival desert tribes. The film was meant to showcase Shields as a leading action star following her earlier success in The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love.
The movie was made on a budget of twenty five million dollars but only managed to gross one point four million making it a massive financial loss. It was widely criticized for its weak script and miscasting of Brooke Shields in the lead role. Despite its failure at the box office it later gained some cult interest among fans of 1980s adventure films.
80s insight: Brooke Shields won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Sahara marking a low point in her early film career.
