Drama ·Adventure · United States of America · 1986 · 1h 59m

The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast poster

Director

Cast

Harrison Ford as Allie Fox Helen Mirren as Mother Fox River Phoenix as Charlie Fox Jadrien Steele as Jerry Fox Hilary Gordon as April Fox Rebecca Gordon as Clover Fox

Crew

John Seale — Director of Photography Thom Noble — Editor Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer Paul Schrader — Screenplay Paul Theroux — Novel Jerome Hellman — Producer

Tagline

He never bargained for what he found.

Synopsis

An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.

Trailer

The Mosquito Coast — Official Trailer

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Mood & Themes

paradise based on novel or book idealism exit governance idealist honduras nature emigrant

Key Collaborators

Peter Weir Director John Seale Director of Photography Thom Noble Editor Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer Paul Schrader Screenplay Paul Theroux Novel Jerome Hellman Producer Peter Weir Producer John Stoddart Production Design Gary Jones Costume Design

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