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The Mosquito Coast

Starring: Harrison Ford Director: Peter Weir  Rated: PG: Parental Guidance Suggested
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WHV 03464D
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DVD Features:

  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 57 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released:
  • Originally Released: 1986
  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Packaging: Keep Case
  • Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85
  • Audio:
    • Dolby Surround Stereo - English
    • Stereo 2.0 - English

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Entertainment Reviews:

Variety - 11/19/1986
"...Beautiful....[A] stunning performance by Harrison Ford and first-rate filmmaking by Peter Weir..."
Los Angeles Times - 11/26/1986
"...In addition to Ford's crafty, unsparing ferocity, all the actors in this maelstrom are admirable..."

Product 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.

Plot 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.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Character Study | Family Interaction | Recommended | Suspense | Theatrical Release | Thriller

Production Notes:

  • 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.

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Product Info:

  • Sales Rank: 65,929
  • UPC: 883929034642
  • Shipping Weight: 0.15/lbs (approx)
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