The Mosquito Coast

Disgusted with Western society, an American scientist moves his family to the Amazon, where his inventions help locals thrive in harmony with nature, until his idealism turns destructive. Based on Paul Theroux’s novel, Weir’s tale of man’s hunger for control gave Harrison Ford one of his most thrillingly complex roles – its explosive power underlined by River Phoenix’s delicate turn as the increasingly unhinged patriarch’s son.