Six Days, Seven Nights

Six Days, Seven Nights is a 1998 film, part romantic comedy and part adventure film. Directed by Ivan Reitman. The main starts were Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. David Schwimmer and Jacqueline Obradors play the most significant supporting characters.

The film starts with a young couple Robin Monroe (Heche) and Frank Martin (Schwimmer). Robin is a journalist for "Dazzle", a New York-based fashion magazine. She is also a workaholic. Frank wants to get her away from work, arranging for a two week vacation in Makatea, in the Tuamotu Archipelago of the South Pacific. (Actual location).

Their trip is uneventful, until they hire the DHC-2 Beaver airplane flown by Quinn Harris (Ford). The trio are joined by Angelica (Obradors), Harris' current lover. Her employers notify Robin that she has to attend a fashion event in Tahiti. She hires Harris to take her there, leaving Frank and Angelica waiting for them in Makatea.

When the aging Beaver crash-lands on a deserted island, Robin and Quinn have to survive on their own. Later encountering modern day pirates and having to escape them as well. During all the action, the duo start falling for each other. Meanwhile, back in Makatea, Frank and Angelica are romancing each other.

The film was a box office hit but a critical failure at the time of its release. Nevertheless, its worldwide grosses of $164,839,294 probably ensure that its fondly remembered by its various creators.

Tropes used in Six Days, Seven Nights include:

• Badass Grandpa: Quinn.
• Barely-There Swimwear: "I thought it was an eyepatch!"
• Brick Joke: "And there is NOTHING wrong with my tits!"
• Distracted by the Sexy: Frank.
• Hey, It's That Guy!: Jango Fett as the leader of the pirates.
• May-December Romance: Quinn and Robin.
• Ms. Fanservice: Angelica. Good LORD Angelica.
• Ruthless Modern Pirates: Nothing romantic about these pirates.
• Salvage Pirates
• Shout-Out: A rare example of an inverse Shout-Out: Quinn has no problem whatsoever digging a snake out of Robin's shorts.
• Took a Level in Badass: Robin, when they fight the pirates.
• You're Not My Type: Played for Laughs in this exchange between the acerbic pair:

Quinn Harris: If it makes you feel any better you're not my type.
Robin Monroe: Oh good, why?
Quinn Harris: You talk too much. You're opinionated. You're stubborn, sarcastic, and stuck up! Your ass is too narrow and your tits are too small.
Robin Monroe: Hey, you wanna know why you're not my type?
Quinn Harris: Nope.