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The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Released By: Warner Home Video   Rating: PG   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Weir
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Hilary Gordon, Jadrien Steele, Rebecca Gordon, River Phoenix
Published ID: 428
UPC: 085393622121, 883929034642,
Plot: Harrison Ford delivers one of his most-acclaimed performances in Peter Weir's adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel (scripted by Paul Schrader). Ford plays Allie Fox, an inventor embittered by the blighted landscape of the contemporary United States. As he tells his oldest son, Charlie (River Phoenix), Look around you. It's a toilet. He moves his wife (Helen Mirren) and kids -- Charlie, Jerry (Jadrien Steele), April (Hilary Gordon), and Clover (Rebecca Gordon) -- to the rain forests of Central America, where he plans to create a new civilization starting with his own nuclear family. Allie's family compliantly goes along with his scheme to build a free society, but slowly notices that his obsession has turned him into a tyrannical fascist. Rather than create a utopia, Allie's driving egomania demands total subservience from his downtrodden brood. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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Think ahead
Added 1/8/2010

I liked the get away from it all theme,...BUT,...... How can someone so smart be so stupid,...It did have several good actors
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Happy Customer
Added 8/5/2009

Received the video quickly and in great shape. No complaints. Very satisfied. Thank you.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Good enough until a Blu-ray comes along.
Added 7/30/2009

Love this movie and its story. This 2008 DVD is a repackage of the 1999 disc, but it's not all that bad. The anamorphic transfer is entirely watchable even by today's standards; there's some not-too-distracting MPEG noise and the film looks aged. Colors are vibrant. A pefectly acceptable placeholder in your library until a Blu-ray hits with a pristine transfer. I'm not holding my breath but I'll be in the store when one streets.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Good example of how even a great actor can't make every good
Added 7/19/2009

Watched this movie some time ago and now I have an appreciation as to what a bad movie really is. Harrison Ford has shown that he really has talent and dedication halfway through the production of this movie he had to know how embarrassing this movie would be for his career all in all it is a good contrast point of bad movies.

1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
an interesting movie: a personal apocalyptic
Added 6/22/2009

An inventor and his family move to central America where they buy a town.
The inventor sees himself as a sort of missionary
of science and technology to the jungle.
There is a sub-theme of religion established when a Baltimore missionary family are on the boat with them.
The ultimate failure of his Utopian jungle plans comes about in a strange apocalyptic way. Past the late 80's the fear of an atomic wars has diminished, but most of us grew up with the bombers and WWIII hanging over our head. Some people actually moved to Mexico as a result in my area.
The idea of central and south America as an alternative might have been the motive of this film: the contrast in civilization
with literally untamed jungle is brought out.
The ending of this film is not what you would call "happy".

1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Think ahead
Added 1/8/2010

I liked the get away from it all theme,...BUT,...... How can someone so smart be so stupid,...It did have several good actors
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Happy Customer
Added 8/5/2009

Received the video quickly and in great shape. No complaints. Very satisfied. Thank you.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Good enough until a Blu-ray comes along.
Added 7/30/2009

Love this movie and its story. This 2008 DVD is a repackage of the 1999 disc, but it's not all that bad. The anamorphic transfer is entirely watchable even by today's standards; there's some not-too-distracting MPEG noise and the film looks aged. Colors are vibrant. A pefectly acceptable placeholder in your library until a Blu-ray hits with a pristine transfer. I'm not holding my breath but I'll be in the store when one streets.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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