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The Emerald Forest   1985             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 User Review excellent 2manymovies 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.