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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 02/06/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 16 Genres: Drama, Adventure Drama, Jungle Film

The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a US engineer working on a dam project in the Amazonian jungles. Bill's young son, Tomme (played by director John Boorman's son Charley Boorman) is kidnapped in the rain forest by a tribe called "The Invisible People" because of their skills at camouflage - a group that has reportedly never experienced contact with Caucasians. The authorities give up the boy for lost, but Bill perseveres in searching for his son, for over 10 years. While fleeing for his life from The Fierce People - enemies of The Invisible People - he's rescued at the last minute by Tomme, now an adoptee of The Invisible People's chief. To Bill's frustration, Tomme initially refuses to join his biological dad and return to civilization, but when The Fierce People swing in and abduct all of the women in the Invisible People tribe, Tomme seeks his dad's help in rescuing them. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Powers Boothe - Bill Markham
Meg Foster - Jean Markham
Charley Boorman - Tomme
Dira Pass - Kachiri
Rui Polonah - Wanadi, the Chief

John Boorman's drama about the conflict between nature and progress, The Emerald Forest, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is a fine release from MGM/UA that offers superb picture quality, even though it is short on extras. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide