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The Emerald Forest   1985     2 and a half stars  User Rating      R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman  
Cast: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, William Rodriquez, Yara Vaneau, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Charley Boorman, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Atila Iorio, Ruy Polanah

  Based on the true story of Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) who was an engineer sent to Peru to help build a dam, this tale relates the trials which occur when his five-year-old son Tommy (William Rodriquez) is kidnapped by natives. Ten years later, father and son (now played by Charley Boorman) are reunited and the rigors of civilized life are questioned.    1 User Review




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excellent2manymovies 03/08/2009 
  Although i havent seen this movie in a long while,,what I do remember was this movie was "The Bomb" for its time. I've been looking for a dvd copy for 5 years to add to my library.


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