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Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

Summary: An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build an ice factory in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher and with nature are only small obstacles to his obsession. Based upon a Paul Theroux novel.
Runtime: 117 min
Production: The Saul Zaentz Company
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Home Release Date: Dec 14, 1999
Director Credit
Peter Weir Director
Writer Credit
Paul Schrader Screenplay
Paul Theroux Novel
Principal Cast Credit
Harrison Ford Allie Fox
Helen Mirren Mother Fox
Cast Credit
Alice Heffernan-Sneed Mrs. Polski
Andre Gregory Reverend Spellgood
Conrad Roberts Mr. Haddy
Dick O'Neill Mr. Polski
Hilary Gordon April Fox
Jadrien Steele Jerry Fox
Jason Alexander Hardware Clerk
Martha Plimpton Emily Spellgood
Michael Rogers Francis Lungley
Rebecca Gordon Clover Fox
River Phoenix Charlie Fox
Tiger Haynes Mr. Semper
William Newman Captain Smalls
Producer Credit
Jerome Hellman Producer
Neville C. Thompson Associate Producer
Saul Zaentz Executive Producer
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