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According to "Allmovie", this movie was "meant to be a parody of the recent invasions of Grenada and the Falkland Islands."
The role of Sir Malcolm, played by Leonard Rossiter, was intended for actor-comedian John Cleese.
The island in the movie is the Caribbean island St. Lucia, easily identified by the pointed peak in some scenes, one of the two Pitons, the island's most iconic landmarks. It was a former British colony, that gained full independence in 1979, although it is still part of the British Commonwealth.
English comedian John Cleese was originally slated to appear in the movie as Sir Malcolm. Cleese was also slated to appear as Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes in another tropical island comedy, Club Paradise (1986), which was released in the U.S. around the same time. That part, in the end, went to Peter O'Toole.
The fictional island name of Cascara, which contained a wellspring of mineral water with a "slight laxative effect" was somewhat of a spoof, as the plant Cascara, (whose scientific name is "Rhamnus purshiana"), is said to produce its own laxative effects.
"Baxter Thwaites: How can we maintain decorum if our spiritual leader is trying to put his hand up Miss Cascara's skirt? Delores: You prefer he put his hand up my skirt? Baxter Thwaites: Ar least you're used to it. You won't scream."
"Delores: [out of breath, to Baxter] Bas... bas... bastard!"
