Iguana (film)

Iguana
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Directed byMonte Hellman
Written bySteven Gaydos
Monte Hellman
David M. Zehr
Based onIguana
by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
Produced byFranco Di Nunzio
StarringEverett McGill
Maru Valdivielso
Michael Madsen
Joseph Culp
Tim Ryan
Augustín Guevara
CinematographyJosep M. Civit
Edited byMonte Hellman
Music byFranco Campanino
Production
company
Arco Films / Iguana Enterprises[1]
Release date
  • April 1, 1988 (1988-04-01)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
Switzerland
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget~$3,000,000[2]

Iguana is a 1988 American adventure crime film directed by Monte Hellman and starring Everett McGill in the main role. It is based on the novel by Spanish author Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, itself based on the life of a real Irish sailor called Patrick Watkins.[3] The film was mainly shot on location in Lanzarote. Monte Hellman won Bastone Bianco Award (Special Mention) for this movie on the Venice Film Festival in 1988. Iguana premiered in theaters on April 1, 1988, and was released on DVD on January 30, 2001, via Anchor Bay Entertainment.[4] The film ends with the titles "For Warren" as Hellman dedicated the film to his friend Warren Oates.

  1. ^ "Iguana". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Gilpin, Kris (December 28, 2009). "CINEMA RETRO PRESENTS MONTE HELLMAN: THE LOST ... Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s". Cinema Retro. cinemaretro.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iguana DVD Video Review". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Iguana". Amazon. Retrieved June 2, 2017.