The Mosquito Coast
Brief Synopsis
Allie Fox and his wife take their family to Central America to build a paradise that doesn't take.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Weir
Director
Luis Palacio
Michael Rogers
Nyle Steiner
Performer
Jason Alexander
Conrad Roberts
Film Details
Also Known As
Moskitkusten, Mosquito Coast
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Belize; Rome, Italy; Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
Allie Fox and his wife take their family to Central America to build a paradise that doesn't take.
Director
Peter Weir
Director
Cast
Luis Palacio
Michael Rogers
Nyle Steiner
Performer
Jason Alexander
Conrad Roberts
Dick O'neill
Chuck Lipscomb
Lead Person
Raymond Clare
Martha Plimpton
Adolpho Salguero
Victor Wong
Emory King
Alice Sneed
Jadrien Steele
Aurora Clavel
Jorge Zepeda
Helen Mirren
Bill Newman
Harrison Ford
Michael Opoku
Wilfred Peters
Michael G Fisher
Performer
Rebecca Gordon
River Phoenix
John A Scott
Lead Person
Aaron Hopkins
Juan Antonio Llanes
Hilary Gordon
Dick Clark
Tiger Haynes
Ian Underwood
Performer
Margarita Coc
Judd Miller
Performer
Ralph Grierson
Performer
Melanie Boland
Rafael Cho
Michael Boddicker
Performer
Tony Vega
Butterfly Mcqueen
Andre Gregory
Sofia Coc
Abel Woolrich
Lindsay Hopkins
Crew
Kyle Alo
Art Department
Bunny Alsup
Accounting Assistant
John Anderson
Set Decorator
Steve Andrews
Assistant Director
C J Appel
Adr Editor
Bonnie Arnold
Production Coordinator
Jim Austin
Other
Kerri Barnett
Wardrobe
Albert Bartoli
Driver
Albert Bartoli
Mechanical Special Effects
John Benson
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Berger
Sound
Jay Boekelheide
Sound Effects Editor
Todd Boekelheide
Sound
Christopher Boyes
Other
Frank Brown
Props
Dean Bryan
Electrician
Craig Bryant
Best Boy
Judi Bunn
Production Coordinator
David Burr
Director Of Photography
David Burr
Dp/Cinematographer
Larry Cain
Location Assistant
Patrick Capone
Assistant
Anthony Carter
Song
Pat Cartwright
Special Effects Assistant
Vince Casper
Other
Casey Cavanaugh
Special Effects
Larry Cavanaugh
Special Effects Coordinator
Joan E Chapman
Post-Production Coordinator
Gary A. Clark
Other
Gary Clause
Props
Dianne Crittenden
Casting Director
Ann Crump
Other
Rosalina Da Silva
Hair Assistant
Rosalina Da Silva
Makeup Assistant
Richard Daniel
Sound
Jack Dearlove
Stand-In
Denise Defalco
Other
Michael Dennison
Wardrobe
Michael Dennison
Production Assistant
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Alan Dunstan
Electrician
Milan Dusatko
Other
Mark Egerton
Assistant Director
Nancy Ellison
Photography
Michael Emery
Other
Bruce Ericksen
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ross Erickson
Dolly Grip
Helen Fairweather
Other
Steve Feldman
Other
Peter Fenton
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Anne-marie Ferney
Production Assistant
John Ferrara
Other
Les Fiddess
Sound Editor
Ashley Fleming
Production Assistant
Carol Fleming
Apprentice
Richard Francis-bruce
Editor
Rob Fruchtman
Foley Editor
Gene Fukuzawa
Other
Geoff Full
Grip
Lynn Gailey
Post-Production Coordinator
Patricia A Galvin
Assistant Editor
Sue Gandy
Assistant
Orlando Garcia
Assistant
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
Dialogue Editor
Isabel Goldberg
Stand-In
Rich Gowdy
Stunt Man
Richard Greene
Other
Tom Greenwood
Security
Allen L Hall
Special Effects
O D Hall
Music Conductor
Mike Hammerman
Assistant Director
Jim Harne
Props
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Ruth Hasty
Other
Jerome Hellman
Producer
Alejandra Hernandez
Casting
Phil Heywood
Sound Effects
Gary Hill
Electrician
Richard Hoffenberg
Props
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Moya Iceton
Continuity
William Iiams Sr.
Foreman
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Maurice Jarre
Music Supervisor
Maurice Jarre
Music
Yvonne Jeffries
Wardrobe Assistant
Don Johnson
Props
Gary Johnson
Song
Gary Jones
Sound Mixer
Gary Jones
Costume Designer
Laurence Kirkwood
Other
Russ Kneeland
Assistant Director
Robin Knight
Key Grip
Mario Kodais
Projectionist
Sarah Koeppe
Casting Director
Michael Kohan
Props
Ann Kroeber
Sound Effects
Stewart Krohn
Production Manager
Laurel Ladevich
Adr Editor
Tom Lawson
Other
Byron Lee
Song Performer
Stratton Leopold
Production Manager
Rudy Liszczak
Special Effects
Joe Lombardi
Consultant
Lisa London
Casting Director
Judy Lovell
Makeup
Judy Lovell
Hair
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Melba Majarrez
Other
Donna Maloney
Other
Juliet Mason
Other
Sharon Matola
Animal Services
Barbara Mcbane
Sound Editor
Larry Mcconkey
Camera Operator
Jock Mclachlan
Props
Andrew Mclean
Camera
Jorge Mendizabal
Other
Henry Mendoza
Props
Ray Mercer
Property Master
Joel Moss
Music
Michelle Myers
Hair Assistant
Michelle Myers
Makeup Assistant
Tamma Myvett
Accounting Assistant
Chris Newman
Sound
David Nichols
Location Manager
Rex Nicholson
Camera
Brian Nickless
Assistant Art Director
Brian Nickless
Art Director
Lou Nicolait
Casting Associate
Thom Noble
Editor
Tim Noonan
Production Accountant
Dawn Oltman
Other
Tony Paolone
Other
David Parker
Sound
Sue Parker
Casting
Philip A Patterson
Assistant Director
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Felice Peres
Production Assistant
Jim Reynolds
Props
Scott Roberts
Other
Jeff Rosenstock
Other
Paul Schrader
Screenplay
John Seale
Dp/Cinematographer
John Seale
Director Of Photography
John Seale
Camera Operator
Roy Segal
Other
Ben Seresin
Other
Robert Shoup
Foley Editor
Steve Shurtz
Other
Tom Sierra
Props
Tom Sindicich
Special Effects
Jim Sircy
Props
Matt Slattery
Electrician
Karen Spangenberg
Sound Editor
Alan Splet
Sound Editor
Beau St. Clair
Assistant
Bruce Steinheimer
Special Effects
Chuck Stewart
Special Effects
John Stoddart
Production Designer
George Stuart
Other
George Stuart
Other
Daniel Sudick
Foreman
Ed Sunley
Wardrobe
Steve Thayer
Props
Paul Theroux
Source Material (From Novel)
Neville C Thompson
Associate Producer
Dennie Thorpe
Foley
Joe Tysl
Other
Ernesto Vasquez
Transportation Manager
Robbie Verkerk
Electrician
Jennifer Ware
Other
Diana Wells
Other
Ken Weston
Boom Operator
John Wingrove
Art Director
Carice Witte
Other
John Younger
Other
Pamela Yuen
Assistant Editor
Paul Zaentz
Other
Saul Zaentz
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Moskitkusten, Mosquito Coast
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Belize; Rome, Italy; Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States December 12, 1986
Released in United States Fall November 26, 1986
Began shooting January 20, 1986.
Released in United States Fall November 26, 1986
Released in United States December 12, 1986
