The Mosquito Coast
Director Peter Weir ('Witness') re-teams with Harrison Ford as they tackle Paul Theroux`s novel of an obsessive American inventor who transplants his family to a fictional Central American country which he hopes will welcome a jungle based ice factory. With River Phoenix as the long suffering son and Helen Mirren as the even longer suffering wife.
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama, Paul's Favourites
Country: USA
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory, Martha Plimpton
Duration: 117 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains medium level violence.
6.6/10
Location in store: Drama
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