The Mosquito Coast (1986)
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- PG
- 1h 57min
- Adventure, Drama
- 26 Nov 1986 (USA)
- Movie
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Harrison Ford | ... |
Allie Fox
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Helen Mirren | ... |
Mother Fox
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River Phoenix | ... |
Charlie Fox
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Jadrien Steele | ... |
Jerry Fox
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Hilary Gordon | ... |
April Fox
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Rebecca Gordon | ... |
Clover Fox
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Jason Alexander | ... |
Clerk
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Dick O'Neill | ... |
Mr. Polski
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Alice Heffernan-Sneed | ... |
Mrs. Polski
(as Alice Sneed)
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Tiger Haynes | ... |
Mr. Semper
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William Newman | ... |
Captain Smalls
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Andre Gregory | ... |
Reverend Spellgood
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Melanie Boland | ... |
Mrs. Spellgood
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Martha Plimpton | ... |
Emily Spellgood
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Raymond Clare | ... |
Convert 1
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Emory King | ... |
Man at Bar
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Conrad Roberts | ... |
Mr. Haddy
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Michael Rogers | ... |
Francis Lungley
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Tony Vega Sr. | ... |
Mr. Maywit
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Aurora Clavel | ... |
Mrs. Maywit
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Butterfly McQueen | ... |
Ma Kennywick
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Michael Opoku | ... |
Bucky
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Adolpho Salguero | ... |
Drainy
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Rafael Cho | ... |
Leon
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Sofia Coc | ... |
Alice
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Margarita Coc | ... |
Veryl
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Wilfred Peters | ... |
Dixon
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Luis Palacio | ... |
Peaselee
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Juan Antonio Llanes | ... |
Mercenary
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Abel Woolrich | ... |
Mercenary
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Jorge Zepeda | ... |
Mercenary
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Directed by
Peter Weir |
Written by
Paul Theroux | ... | (novel) |
Paul Schrader | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Jerome Hellman | ... | producer |
Neville C. Thompson | ... | associate producer (as Neville Thompson) |
Saul Zaentz | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Maurice Jarre |
Cinematography by
John Seale |
Editing by
Thom Noble |
Editorial Department
Joan E. Chapman | ... | post-production coordinator: USA |
Carol A. Ellison Fleming | ... | apprentice editor (as Carol Fleming) |
Richard Francis-Bruce | ... | editor: Australia |
Lynn Gailey | ... | post-production coordinator: Australia |
Patricia A. Galvin | ... | assistant editor (as Patricia Galvin) |
Jane Moran | ... | assistant editor: Australia |
Simon Smithers | ... | assistant editor: Australia |
Pamela Jule Yuen | ... | second assistant editor (as Pamela J. Yuen) |
Casting By
Dianne Crittenden |
Production Design by
John Stoddart |
Art Direction by
John Wingrove |
Set Decoration by
John H. Anderson | ... | (as John Anderson) |
Costume Design by
Gary Jones |
Makeup Department
Rosalina Da Silva | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Rosalina Silva) |
Judy Lovell | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
Michelle Myers | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
Stewart Krohn | ... | production manager |
Stratton Leopold | ... | production manager: USA |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews | ... | second assistant director (as Steve Andrews) |
Mark Egerton | ... | first assistant director |
Michael Hammerman | ... | trainee assistant director (as Mike Hammerman) |
Philip A. Patterson | ... | third assistant director (as Philip Patterson) |
Russell Vreeland | ... | fourth assistant director (as Russ Kneeland) |
Art Department
Frank L. Brown | ... | assistant property master (as Frank Brown) |
Gary Clark | ... | painter foreman |
John Fredericks | ... | assistant props |
Gene Fukuzawa | ... | greensman (as Gene 'Chubby' Fukuzawa) |
Richard Greene | ... | greensmen |
Mike Higelmire | ... | assistant set decorator: USA (as Michael Higelmire) |
Bill Iiams | ... | first construction foreman |
Roger Irvin | ... | construction coordinator |
Michael Kohan | ... | stand-by props |
Tom Lawson | ... | metalwork foreman |
Charles R. Lipscomb | ... | lead man (as Chuck Lipscomb) |
Ray Mercer Jr. | ... | property master (as Ray Mercer) |
Brian Nickless | ... | assistant art director |
John A. Scott III | ... | lead man (as John Scott III) |
Daniel Sudick | ... | second construction foreman (as Dan Sudick) |
Tony Villanueva | ... | construction foreman: Belize |
John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
C.J. Appel | ... | adr editor |
Sandina Bailo-Lape | ... | sound effects assistant (as Sandina Bailo) |
John Benson | ... | sound effects editor |
David Franklin Bergad | ... | dialogue assistant (as David Bergad) |
Mark Berger | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
Jay Boekelheide | ... | sound effects editor |
Todd Boekelheide | ... | rerecording mixer |
Nicole Boris | ... | apprentice editor |
Matt Brady | ... | foley engineer |
Karen Brocco | ... | dialogue assistant |
T.M. Christopher | ... | sound effects assistant |
Luis Colina | ... | foley assistant |
Gloria D'Alessandro | ... | dialogue assistant |
Richard Daniel | ... | sound maintenance |
Frank E. Eulner | ... | sound effects assistant (as Frank Eulner) |
Peter Fenton | ... | dialogue mixer: Australia |
Les Fiddess | ... | dubbing editor: Australia |
Rob Fruchtman | ... | foley editor |
Phil Heywood | ... | sound effects mixer |
Vivien Hillgrove | ... | supervising dialogue editor (as Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam) |
Richard Hymns | ... | sound effects editor |
Pat Jackson | ... | sound effects editor |
Leigh Kowald | ... | assistant dubbing editor: Australia |
Ann Kroeber | ... | sound effects recordist |
Laurel Ladevich | ... | adr editor |
Michael Magill | ... | dialogue assistant |
Robert Marty | ... | dialogue assistant (as Bob Marty) |
Barbara McBane | ... | dialogue editor |
John Morris | ... | foley assistant |
Christopher Newman | ... | production sound recordist |
David Parker | ... | rerecording mixer |
Diana Pellegrini | ... | foley editor |
Michele Perrone | ... | apprentice editor |
Janis Prater | ... | apprentice editor |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
Michael Rosen | ... | foley engineer |
Paige Sartorius | ... | sound effects assistant |
Robert Shoup | ... | foley editor |
Karen Spangenberg | ... | dialogue editor |
Alan Splet | ... | supervising sound editor |
Ewa Sztompke | ... | sound effects assistant |
Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist |
John Verbeck | ... | assistant sound editor |
Ken Weston | ... | boom operator |
Alan Abrams | ... | sound effects recordist (uncredited) |
Philip Rogers | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Albert Bartoli | ... | special effects |
Paul Bradley | ... | special effects foreman: Belize |
Pat Cartwright | ... | special effects |
Casey Cavanaugh | ... | special effects |
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | ... | special effects coordinator (as Larry Cavanaugh) |
Noah Cornell | ... | special effects assistant |
Allen Hall | ... | special effects |
Rudy Liszczak | ... | special effects |
Joe Lombardi | ... | special effects consultant |
Tom Sindicich | ... | special effects |
R. Bruce Steinheimer | ... | special effects supervisor (as Bruce Steinheimer) |
Chuck E. Stewart | ... | special effects (as Chuck Stewart) |
Visual Effects by
Clayton Ferreira Silva | ... | compositor: visual effects |
Stunts
Rich 'Nubbs' Gowdy | ... | stunt double |
Vic Armstrong | ... | stunt double: Mr. Ford (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dean Bryan | ... | electrician |
Craig Bryant | ... | best boy electric |
David Burr | ... | camera operator: second unit photography |
Patrick Capone | ... | assistant camera: additional camera crew |
François Duhamel | ... | still photographer (as Francois Duhamel) |
Alan Dunstan | ... | electrician |
Nancy Ellison | ... | special photographer |
Ross Erickson | ... | dolly grip |
Geoff Full | ... | grip |
Reg Garside | ... | gaffer |
Andrew Glasser | ... | rigger |
Karl Glasser | ... | rigger |
Gary Hill | ... | electrician |
Laurie Kirkwood | ... | clapper loader: first camera crew (as Laurence Kirkwood) |
Robin Alan Knight | ... | key grip (as Robin Knight) |
Bruce MacCallum | ... | camera operator: additional camera crew (as Bruce McCallum) |
Larry McConkey | ... | camera operator: additional camera crew |
Andrew McLean | ... | focus puller: second unit photography |
Rex Nicholson | ... | clapper loader: second unit photography |
John Seale | ... | camera operator: first camera crew |
Ben Seresin | ... | focus puller: first camera crew |
Matt Slattery | ... | electrician |
Robert Verkerk | ... | electrician (as Robbie Verkerk) |
Brian Gunter | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Egon Stephan Jr. | ... | technical camera service (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Alejandra Hernández | ... | casting: Mexico (as Alejandra Hernandez) |
Sarah C. Koeppe | ... | casting assistant: New York (as Sarah Koeppe) |
Lisa London | ... | casting apprentice: Los Angeles |
Sue Parker | ... | casting: Central America |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maurine Boutin | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Michael Dennison | ... | wardrobe consultant |
Bruce Ericksen | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Sue Gandy | ... | assistant costume designer |
Yvonne Jeffries | ... | wardrobe assistant: Belize |
Kerri Mazzocco | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Kerri Barnett) |
Location Management
Larry Cain | ... | assistant location manager |
David Nichols | ... | location manager |
Lou Nicolait | ... | location assistant: Central America |
Music Department
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Michael Fisher | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Jim Harrison | ... | supervising music editor |
Maurice Jarre | ... | music supervisor |
Judd Miller | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Joel Moss | ... | music recordist |
Nyle Steiner | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Ian Underwood | ... | musician: synthesizers |
Sally Stevens | ... | singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Moya Iceton | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Hank Van Apeldoorn | ... | transportation captain: Rome, GA |
Susan Van Apeldoorn | ... | transportation: Rome, GA |
Ernesto Vázquez | ... | transportation manager: Belize (as Ernesto Vazquez) |
Additional Crew
Bunny Alsup | ... | assistant financial controller |
Bonnie Arnold | ... | production coordinator: USA |
Pamela Bendich | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Judi Bunn | ... | production coordinator |
Phil Carroll | ... | title designer |
Vince Casper | ... | production assistant |
Ann Crump | ... | nurse: Belize |
Michele Day | ... | post-production accountant: Australia |
Jack Dearlove | ... | stand-in: Mr. Harrison Ford |
Denise DeFalco | ... | production assistant |
Milan Dusatko | ... | production assistant |
Michael Emery | ... | production assistant |
Helen Fairweather | ... | production secretary: Belize |
Steven Feldman | ... | production assistant |
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez | ... | production assistant (as Anne-Marie Ferney) |
Ashley Fleming | ... | production assistant |
Isabel Goldberg | ... | stand-in: Mrs. Helen Mirren |
Jeff Golub | ... | native's teeth |
Tom Greenwood | ... | security chief: Belize |
Nancy Griffin | ... | assistant to producer: USA |
Moya Iceton | ... | assistant: Mr. Weir |
Melba Majarrez | ... | production office secretary: Belize |
Donna Maloney | ... | courier |
Juliet Mason | ... | teacher |
Sharon Matola | ... | animal consultant: Belize |
Tamma Myvett | ... | accounting assistant: Belize |
Tim Noonan | ... | production accountant |
Dawn Oltman | ... | production assistant |
Felice Peres | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Scott G. Roberts | ... | production assistant (as Scott Roberts) |
Wayne Rogers | ... | production assistant |
Reid Rosefelt | ... | unit publicist |
Jeff Rosenstock | ... | production assistant |
Roy Segal | ... | production assistant |
Steve Shurtz | ... | production assistant |
Beau St. Clair | ... | assistant to producer (as Beau Marie St. Clair) |
Joe Tysl | ... | production assistant |
Diana Wells | ... | production assistant |
Carice Witte | ... | courier |
John Younger | ... | production assistant |
Paul Zaentz | ... | financial controller |
James Austin | ... | production assistant: Saul Zaentz Film Center (uncredited) |
Christopher Boyes | ... | production assistant: Saul Zaentz Film Center (uncredited) |
Ruth Hasty | ... | production assistant: Saul Zaentz Film Center (uncredited) |
Jerry Irvine | ... | rocket effects (uncredited) |
Burton Sharp | ... | adr group coordinator (uncredited) |
Todd Turner | ... | directorial assistant (uncredited) |
Jennifer L. Ware | ... | production assistant: Saul Zaentz Film Center (uncredited) |
Thanks
Max Cleland | ... | special thanks (as Secretary of State Max Cleland) |
Joe Frank Harris | ... | special thanks (as Governor Joe Frank Harris) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1987) (Germany) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Video (1987) (Belgium) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1987) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (tv)
- AMLF (1987) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Transmundo Films (1986) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1986) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1987) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pinema (1989) (Turkey) (tv)
- Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Research (titles)
- Clein & Feldman Associates (public relations)
- Georgia Film Commission (special thanks to)
- Moneypenny Services (post-production accounting)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (All film editing, sound editing and Dolby Stereo mix completed at)
- Spectrum Films (post-production facilities)
- The Belize Zoo (animals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build a utopia in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher, and with nature are only small obstacles to his obsession. Based on the novel by Paul Theroux.
Written by Keith Loh |
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Taglines | He never bargained for what he found. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | While building the town set in Belize, the crew unearthed an ancient Mayan temple. It notified the Belize government, which declared the site an important historical find. See more » |
Goofs | At the end of the movie, as the family is going down the river to the ocean, a far shot of their houseboat shows a propeller wake, as if their outboard motor was running. They are drifting downriver. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Mosquito Coast/Streets of Gold/Crocodile Dundee/Rate It X (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | Clap Your Hands See more » |
Quotes |
Emily Spellgood:
[to Charlie]
I think about you when I go to the bathroom. See more » |