Iguana
- Synopsis
- Feature film described by some as a cross between The Tempest and The Phantom of the Opera. A grotesquely disfigured harpooner named Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he escapes and takes up residence on a remote island. He makes himself ruler of the island and declares war on mankind. Anyone unfortunate enough to land on the island with Iguana is subjected to his cruel tyranny. Judith Buchanan (op cit) writes’It is a grim, and grimly partial, allusion to The Tempest, offering not Gonzalo’s Utopian fantasy, or even Antonio’s sense of a land ripe for exploitation, but rather only Ariel - as Harpy’s ‘most desolate isle’ (III, iii, l80).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Switzerland; Italy
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1988
- Duration
- 97 mins
Credits
- Director
- Monte Hellman
- Producer
- Franco di Nunzio
- Cinematographer
- Josep M. Civit
- Screenplay
- David M. Zehr; Monte Hellman; Steven Gaydos
- Music
- Franco Campanino
- Costume
- Leslie Peters Ballard
- Art Direction
- Gil Parrondo
- Cast
Everett McGill Oberlus (Iguana) (Prospero)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Released on DVD in 2001 (Region 1 only).
- General
- Based on the novel by Alberto Vazquez Figueroa.
- Reviews
- `Iguana’ in Buchanan, Judith, Shakespeare on Film (Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education, 2005) pp. 94-6.
Production Company
- Name
New Pentax Film
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.ca
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Iguana". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69978 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)