Phillip is aboard the S.S. Hato, which is torpedoed during World War II. It soon sinks and Phillip awakens on a raft with Timothy, an older black man, and Stew Cat, a stray cat of a crew member on the S.S. Hato. Phillip, who hit his head on the S.S. Hato, soon becomes blind from the head injury. After days on the sea, they notice a Cay in the distance. They all survive on the island, but soon Timothy worries about Phillip if he dies. Timothy prepares him to be self reliant to fish and find food. As the novel goes on, a hurricane hits the Cay. Timothy shields Phillip from the strong winds and rain, flaying his whole body. Phillip regains consciousness and finds Timothy very weak. Timothy manages to get out his last words, "'Phill-eep... you.. all right... be true?' 'Terrible tempis'." Timothy dies. Phillip remains confident until a plane finds over the island, but doesn't stop for him. Phillip, who is still blind, becomes discouraged. When Phillip hears another plane, he realizes the smoke is clear. He decides to put sea brush in the fire to make the smoke thicker and blacker. It becomes visible to the plane, and they call for help. A boat arrives to rescue Phillip and Stew Cat, and they get on a plane home. Phillip is reunited on the plane with his mother and father. He receives surgery on his eyes and his vision is restored. He reminisces about visiting the cay one day. Although not recognizing it by sight but by sound.
film, this, article, about, film, book, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, film, news, newspapers, book. This article is about the film For the book see The Cay This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Cay film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Cay is an American television film based on the 1969 book of the same name 1 It was released on October 21 1974 2 The CayBased onThe CayScreenplay byRussell ThacherStory byTheodore TaylorDirected byPatrick GarlandStarringJames Earl JonesAlfred LutterGretchen CorbettMusic byCarl DavisCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersWalter SeltzerRussell ThacherCinematographyAlric EdensRosalio SolanoEditorDouglas StewartRunning time50 minutesReleaseOriginal releaseOctober 21 1974 1974 10 21 Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditPhillip is aboard the S S Hato which is torpedoed during World War II It soon sinks and Phillip awakens on a raft with Timothy an older black man and Stew Cat a stray cat of a crew member on the S S Hato Phillip who hit his head on the S S Hato soon becomes blind from the head injury After days on the sea they notice a Cay in the distance They all survive on the island but soon Timothy worries about Phillip if he dies Timothy prepares him to be self reliant to fish and find food As the novel goes on a hurricane hits the Cay Timothy shields Phillip from the strong winds and rain flaying his whole body Phillip regains consciousness and finds Timothy very weak Timothy manages to get out his last words Phill eep you all right be true Terrible tempis Timothy dies Phillip remains confident until a plane finds over the island but doesn t stop for him Phillip who is still blind becomes discouraged When Phillip hears another plane he realizes the smoke is clear He decides to put sea brush in the fire to make the smoke thicker and blacker It becomes visible to the plane and they call for help A boat arrives to rescue Phillip and Stew Cat and they get on a plane home Phillip is reunited on the plane with his mother and father He receives surgery on his eyes and his vision is restored He reminisces about visiting the cay one day Although not recognizing it by sight but by sound Production EditUniversal TV NBC and Russell Thacher Walter Seltzer Productions produced and distributed this film The Cay was filmed on location in Belize 3 Cast EditJames Earl Jones as Timothy Alfred Lutter as Phillip Gretchen Corbett as Grace Phillip s MotherIn the film unlike the book Phillip s father did not appear Awards and nominations EditYear Award Show Category Result Recipient s 1975 Humanitas Prize 60 Minutes Nominated 4 Russell ThacherSee also EditList of American films of 1974 The Cay 1969 book Timothy of the CayReferences Edit The Cay TV Movie 1974 IMDb The Cay TV Movie 1974 IMDb The Cay TV Movie 1974 IMDb The Cay IMDb External links EditThe Cay at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cay film amp oldid 1148831992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
