The Legend of Johnny Lingo

Aug 29, 2003

1h 31m

★ 6.8

What if you were born a king and didn't know it?

Overview

When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.

Genres

Family

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

Turtles Crossing

Morinda, Inc

Molen/Garbett Productions

Number 8 Production LLC

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Cast

Johnny Lingo

George Henare

Malio Chief

Rawiri Paratene

Tama

Joe Folau

Chief Steward

Alvin Fitisemanu

Mahana

Kayte Ferguson

Pioi

Hori Ahipene

Hoku

Sima Urale

Miriama's Father

Peter Sa'ena Brown

Malio Elder

Jim Perry

Malio Seductress

Goeretti Chadwick

Young Tama

Tausani Simei-Barton

Young Mahana

Fokikovi Soakimi

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