The Emerald Forest (1985)
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87% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
72% of users liked it
(5,440 ratings)
The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a US engineer working on a dam project in the Amazonian jungles. Bill's young son, Tomme (played by director John Boorman's son Charley Boorman)… More The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a US engineer working on a dam project in the Amazonian jungles. Bill's young son, Tomme (played by director John Boorman's son Charley Boorman) is kidnapped in the rain forest by a tribe called "The Invisible People" because of their skills at camouflage - a group that has reportedly never experienced contact with Caucasians. The authorities give up the boy for lost, but Bill perseveres in searching for his son, for over 10 years. While fleeing for his life from The Fierce People - enemies of The Invisible People - he's rescued at the last minute by Tomme, now an adoptee of The Invisible People's chief. To Bill's frustration, Tomme initially refuses to join his biological dad and return to civilization, but when The Fierce People swing in and abduct all of the women in the Invisible People tribe, Tomme seeks his dad's help in rescuing them. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Boorman
- Written By
- Rospo Pallenberg
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Nelson Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Emotionally gripping, visually stunning.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Conveys the ancient wisdom of the primitives who relish dream time and have found a way to dignify the different stages of life with meaningful rituals
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Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
Just as he did with the British countryside in EXCALIBUR, Boorman gives the deep jungles of South America an almost dreamlike, magical quality
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
The execution is a little sedate, but the idea sticks with you.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
John Boorman ought to be ashamed
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Cast
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Powers Boothe
as Bill Markham
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Meg Foster
as Jean Markham
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Charley Boorman
as Tomme
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Dira Pass
as Kachiri
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Rui Polonah
as Wanadi the Chief
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Claudio Moreno
as Jacareh Chief of the Fierce Tribe
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Tetchie Agbayani
as Caya
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Paulo Vinicius
as Mapi
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Eduardo Conde
as Uwe Werner
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Estee Chandler
as Heather Markham
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Babriel Archanjo
as Trader's Henchman
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Mario Borges
as Costa
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Ariel Coelho
as Padre Leduc
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Silvana de Faria
as Peoui
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Atilia Iorio
as Trader
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Gracindo Júnior
as Carlos
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Peter Marinker
as Perreira
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Yara Vaneau
as Young Heather
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María Elena Velasco
as Uluru
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Isabel Bicudo
as Kachiri's Cousin
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Joao Mauricio Carvalho
as Monkey
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Aloisio Flores
as Samanpo
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Arthur Muhlenberg
as Rico
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Patricia Prisco
as Kachiri's Cousin
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William Rodriquez
as Young Tommy
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Chico Terto
as Paulo
- Rospo Pallenberg
- William Rodriguez
- Dira Paes
- Charlie Boorman
