More impressive, however, is that this Ivan Reitman-directed romantic comedy is not without some merit – and that can’t be said for most movies in this genre.

Heche plays Robin, an editor for a New York magazine called Dazzle, which professes to hold the key to such business as how to drive men wild. Apparently, some of that info has sunk in with Robin because her boyfriend, Frank (David Schwimmer), turns up with two tickets for a tropical getaway. To get to their destination, the couple hires the charter services of a battered pilot named Quinn (Ford) and his battered four-seater plane.

All goes well on the island. Frank proposes and Robin says yes, and they happily drink mai tais on the beach. Their little slice of paradise is interrupted, however, when Robin’s boss calls and demands that she oversee a photo shoot the next day on nearby Tahiti. To get there, Robin turns to Quinn, who must tear himself away from a luscious native woman named Angelica (Jacqueline Obradors).

Harrison Ford and Anne Heche

En route to Tahiti, Quinn and Robin hit a bad storm. Lightning strikes, and the plane crashes on an uncharted island. Once there, as Frank and Angelica man a search party and “comfort” each other, Robin and Quinn turn to their survival instincts. Initially, Robin expects Quinn to save them by calling forth his guyness. He does his part by nabbing a peacock for dinner and finding them fresh water. Robin proves to be no slacker either. Though she’s not exactly making radios out of coconuts, she does embark on acts that could fill her magazine for months: How To Pack For a Plane Crash, A Great Haircut for Trying Times, and Pirates, Friend or Foe? to name but a few.