Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father (Steve Forest) , beautiful young heiress Dale (Brooke Shields) competes in his spot, takes on the guise of a man and then takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted and falling in love for a desert sheik (Lambert Wilson) .embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert. Along the way, she must fight against nasty Arabs (Ronald Lacey) and for her survival in the sunny desert. The hottest place on earth is about to get hotter!. The Romantic Adventure of a Lifetime!.She challenged the desert, its men, their passions and ignited a bold adventure!.
An amusing but uneven ¨Perils of Pauline adventure¨ type adventure with thrills, chases, battles and romance. Starring Shields as a leggy little rich girl attempting to fulfil her dead daddy's dream by winning trans-Sahara car race is bound to attract some disconcerting jokes. Yet though an ugly crier and an indifferent actress, Shields throws herself into the part with gusto, doing many of her own stunts and suggesting that, given the fun script, she would work hard to be more than just a pretty face. Although this isn't as bad as one might expect, the film results to be mediocre with its fits and starts . Plenty of action and silly situations combined with so-so performances makes this one on step below the usual adventure movies. It really isn't bad as one might expect, but then expectations raised by this sand-strewn romantic adventure, inspired by the Prime Mnister Margaret Thatcher 's son driving his fast car into the middle of Africa and getting lost, barely reached ankle height. Stars beautiful Brooke Shields giving a lousy acting as young Dale who disguises herself as a man to complete a race across the desert in honor of her late father and a sheik captures her. And Lambert Wilson as the dashing sheik who takes her in his strong hands. In Sahara (1983) stands out a stunning support cast, such as: John Rhys-Davies, Horst Buchholz, Perry Lang, Cliff Potts, John Mills, Steve Forrest and Ronald Lacey
It contains an emotive and spectacular musical score by the grean Ennio Morricone. Likewise, colorful and brilliant cinematography by David Gurfinkel and Armando Nannuzzi. Shot on location in Jaffa, Israel, Negev Desert, Eliat, Israel, and London , England United Kingdom. The motion picture was middlingly but professionally directed by Andrew McLagen, and it has flaws, gaps and shortcomings. McLagen marshals his desert scenary nice, and the script almost manages to hold one's ttention much of the time. Andrew was the son of Ford's stock company stalwart, Victor McLagen. He was born in London but grew up around Hollywood, where his father often took him on movie sets. He learned the art of directing from greats like John Ford, who eventually gave him a job as assistant director on The Quiet man (1952). He holds the distinction of directing the most episodes of Gunsmoke (1955) and of Have gun Will travel (1957) . Being one of the few directors to have directed both Clint Eastwood and John Wayne , including Undefeated (1969) and Chisum (1970). He was a prolific craftsman who made all kinds of genres , such as : Wartime : Dirty dozen next mission, Sea wolves, Breakthrough, Wild geese, The Devil's brigade . Action adventure genre: Sahara , Ffolkes , Mitchell, On wings of eagles . And Western : Shenandoah, The way west , The rare breed, Bandolero, The last hard men , The Blue and the Gray and The shadow riders again with Katharine Ross. Rating : 4.5/10 . Average, though passable and acceptable at times. Well worth watching for Brooke Shields fans.
