Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins Relive the memories of Underage Nudity in 1980s ‘Blue Lagoon’

The 1980 cult hit Blue Lagoon certainly didn't lack for nudity, and stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins have reunited more than 40 years after the film's debut to share memories about their "awkward" time filming the controversial novel adaptation. [caption id="attachment_74684" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Christopher Atkins says the "chemistry" between him and Brooke Shields in "The Blue Lagoon" was "just amazing." (Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)[/caption] Two cousins who were abandoned on an island as toddlers are followed in Blue Lagoon as they mature into adults and eventually fall in love. Shields, who was only 14 at the time the movie was filmed, said on the most recent episode of her Now What? podcast, "Never again will a movie be created like that," before adding, "It wouldn't be allowed." [caption id="attachment_74685" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Getty Images[/caption] She continued, “Animals were hurt in the movie. We were spearing fish and all kinds of crazy things. Children are naked running down a beach,” to which Atkins, who was 18 at the time, recalled, “I was chafed up to no end.” [caption id="attachment_74687" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Image: Columbia pictures[/caption] She continued, “Animals were hurt in the movie. We were spearing fish and all kinds of crazy things. Children are naked running down a beach,” to which Atkins, who was 18 at the time, recalled, “I was chafed up to no end.” [caption id="attachment_74689" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Image: Decider[/caption] He later added, “There were scenes where I was butt naked with you, if you remember, sliding down that slide and things like that. And that was a little awkward, but it was kind of funny for me because at this point in time I would just do it.” [caption id="attachment_74693" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Image: Fanpop[/caption] Shields even remembered how her hair was taped down to her body to “cover the boobs.” However, the Holiday Harmony actress joked, “I don’t know what I was trying to cover. Remember the bumpy pads? They would stick these little flesh-colored things to my nipple because nipple is where they drew the line, evidently, with this movie.” [caption id="attachment_74699" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Image: Rotten Tomatoes[/caption]