The Mosquito Coast
“He never bargained for what he found.”
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
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Cast
17 people
Harrison Ford
Allie Fox
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Paul Theroux
novel
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Helen Mirren
Mother Fox
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
River Phoenix
Charlie Fox
Known for
Stand by Me
My Own Private Idaho
Jadrien Steele
Jerry Fox
Known for
The Secret Garden
Hilary Gordon
April Fox
Known for
The Great Outdoors
Rebecca Gordon
Clover Fox
Known for
The Great Outdoors
Jason Alexander
Hardware Clerk
Known for
Seinfeld
Pretty Woman
Dick O'Neill
Mr. Polski
Known for
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Jerk
Alice Heffernan-Sneed
Mrs. Polski
Also in
Caroline?
Tiger Haynes
Mr. Semper
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Moscow on the Hudson
William Newman
Captain Smalls
Known for
The Stand
Leprechaun
Peter Weir Director · Paul Schrader Screenplay Paul Theroux Author
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $25M · United States release November 26, 1986
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,302,779
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
The Saul Zaentz Company
Production
Jerome Hellman Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 26, 1986
Theatrical
Czechia
June 1, 1998 · Physical
France
February 25, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
February 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 24, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
April 14, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
February 7, 1987 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 11, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 5, 1987 · Theatrical
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