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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19890421
Author:Rita Kempley

Daniel Defoe wouldn't recognize "Crusoe," Caleb Deschanel's revision of the 18th-century classic. Here "Robinson Crusoe" becomes not a hoary tale of a castaway, but the glossy story of a good-looking Gilligan and his fuzzy dog Scamp. (What happened to ye olde Rover?)

The story begins in Virginia instead of England, and Crusoe (Aidan Quinn) is no longer a seafaring adventurer. He's a greedy and all-too-charming slave trader who gets his comeuppance while sailing off to kidnap more blacks. During the crossing, a tempest tosses his vessel into a reef and all aboard are drowned, except the ...

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