The Emerald Forest

Year: 1985
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster

Synopsis:

Based on a true story. An American dam engineer, Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) searches the Amazon rainforest for his son Tommy, who was kidnapped by a tribe of indians. He finds his son (now called Tomme) 10 years later, living with a tribe called "The Invisible People". Tomme (Charley Boorman) and a band of men from his village escort his father back to civilization. Upon returning to the village, they find that a rival tribe has kidnapped the women, and Tomme must return to civilization and bring his father to help rescue the women.

Review:

This is one of my favorite movies. There are some slow parts in it, to be sure, but everything else more than makes up for it. The story was great, the acting was good, and the lush rainforest scenery was simply beautiful. If you get a chance to see this movie, you definitely should.

My Rating:
8/10