THE MOSQUITO COAST (1986)

An inventor father takes his wife and children to go and settle in the Amazon jungle. He plans on establishing a new Utopian society with the aid of some locals. What ensues is an adventure which resembles something like Robinson Crusoe meets The Swiss Family Robinson; main difference is that it does not take place on an island.

The story is a bit one dimensional but the stellar cast more than makes up for it. It is especially Harrison Ford's portrayal of the father, who is a bit of a mad scientist, that carries the movie. But so do the acting of River Phoenix and Jadrien Steele that play the parts of the two eldest sons.

This 1986 movie is based on the bestseller novel by Robin Waterfield and Paul Theroux and directed by Peter Weir who was also responsible for, among others, The Dead Poet's Society (1989) and The Truman Show (1998). However, although it starts off slow and very talkative, in the end I still liked it and gave it 3 out of 5 stars.

Trailer link: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC2eC_pN7ZE

    The cast