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Movie Description
Based on the novel by Paul Theroux, an inventor disillusioned by the growing bureaucracy of America uproots his family to build a utopia in the jungle of Central America. There he finds new threats to his freedom and peace of mind, with tragic results.
Synopsis
A brilliant and obsessive inventor, fed up with capitalistic and consumeristic modern society, picks up and moves his family to an isolated Caribbean island, where he puts his ideas into practice. Under his guidance, his new home at first becomes a paradise, but bit by bit, both his mind and his world begin to fall apart.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Shot in Technicolor.
Additional cast: The twins April and Clover are played by Hilary and Rebecca Gordon, Conrad Roberts (Mr. Haddy), Melanie Boland (Mrs. Spellgood), and Michael Rogers (Francis Lungley).
Filmed on location in Belize.
Industry Reviews
"...Beautiful....[A] stunning performance by Harrison Ford and first-rate filmmaking by Peter Weir..."
Variety - Jagr. (11/19/1986)
"...In addition to Ford's crafty, unsparing ferocity, all the actors in this maelstrom are admirable..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (11/26/1986)
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