The Mosquito Coast (1986) (Repackaged)

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allie fox is fed up with an america that "buys junk, sels junk, eats junk". so with a mocking "goodbye, america! have a nice day", the brilliant inventor (nine patents, six pending) leads his trusting wife and four children into the remote jungles of central america to carve out a new society. after teaming on witness, harrison ford and director peter weir (the truman show) reunite for this adventure about utopia gone haywire. a movie icon for star wars' han solo and indiana jones, ford hero explores the dark side of heroism - and creates a spellbinding character from the pages of paul theroux's bestseller. helen mirren, martha plimpton and the late river phoenix co-star.