The Emerald Forest

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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, ...
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Overview

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.
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Special Features

Original Theatrical Trailer
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Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
A determinedly non-formulaic adventure film, The Emerald Forest unfolds in picturesque, still-unexplored South American jungles skirting the Amazon, where dangerous animals and primitive natives defy the efforts of civilization to penetrate the savage wilderness. Powers Boothe, a fine actor generally seen in supporting roles, stars as an American engineer who loses his young son in the Brazilian woods and spends ten years trying to find him. Finally, the two are reunited -- under dangerous circumstances -- but the son, by now having been integrated into a native tribe, shows little interest in returning to America. Director John Boorman Deliverance makes the Amazonian wilderness a quasi-mystical place, and underlying the plot device of Boothe's lengthy quest is an almost wistful appreciation for nature in its most basic, untrammeled manifestation. Boorman cast his own son, Charley, as Boothe's missing boy, and the young man performs more than adequately well. But Emerald Forest isn't an actor's movie; the real star of Boorman's film is the forest itself: timeless, alternately tranquil and menacing, and above all awe-inspiring.
All Movie Guide - Hal Erickson
The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as a US engineer working on a dam project in Brazil. Boothe's young son 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. The authorities give up the boy for lost he's hardly the first abduction victim in the region, but Boothe and photographer Uwe Werner Eduardo Conde persevere. When Conde is killed, Boothe goes on alone for several years. He eventually stumbles upon the Invisible People and finds his son...but the adventure is just beginning. Director Boorman toys with our own notions of what is civilized and what isn't, comparing the purity of the Invisible People with the intrusiveness of developers. Some have criticized Boorman for sacrificing logic in favor of atmosphere in The Emerald Forest, though few have denied that it took great personal and professional courage for Boorman to tackle so daunting a project in the first place.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/6/2001
  • UPC: 027616858474
  • Original Release: 1985

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  • Source: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Dolby 5.1 / Stereo
  • Sound: Dolby Digital, stereo
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:54:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Powers Boothe Bill Markham
Meg Foster Jean Markham
Charley Boorman Tomme
Dira Pass Kachiri
Rui Polonah Wanadi, the Chief
Claudio Moreno Jacareh, Chief of the Fierce Tribe
Tetchie Agbayani Caya
Paulo Vinicius Mapi
Eduardo Conde Uwe Werner
Estee Chandler Heather Markham
Babriel Archanjo Trader's Henchman
Isabel Bicudo Kachiri's Cousin
Mario Borges Costa
Joao Mauricio Carvalho Monkey
Ariel Coelho Padre Leduc
Silvana de Faria Peoui
Aloisio Flores Samanpo
Atilia Iorio Trader
Gracindo Junior Carlos
Peter Marinker Perreira
Arthur Muhlenberg Rico
Patricia Prisco Kachiri's Cousin
William Rodriquez Young Tommy
Chico Terto Paulo
Yara Vaneau Young Heather
María Elena Velasco Uluru
Technical Credits
John Boorman Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Prof. Charles F. Bennett Consultant/advisor
Maureen Bisilliat Consultant/advisor
Christel Boorman Costumes/Costume Designer
Marc Boyle Stunts
Clovis Bueno Costumes/Costume Designer
Ian Crafford Editor
Dr. Eduardo Vivairos de Castro Consultant/advisor
Anna Dryhurst Makeup
Michael Dryhurst Co-producer
Paul Engelen Makeup
Marcos Flacksman Art Director
Marcos Flaksman Art Director
Peter Frampton Makeup
Dr. Ernest Marres Da Serra Friere Consultant/advisor
Brian Gascoigne Score Composer
Edgar Gross Executive Producer
Simon Holland Production Designer
Junior Homrich Score Composer
Luis Michelotti Makeup
Carlindo Milhomen Consultant/advisor
Rospo Pallenberg Screenwriter
Jose Possi Choreography
Beth Presares Makeup
Terry Pritchard Art Director
Philippe Rousselot Cinematographer
Raph Salis Special Effects
Ian Whittaker Set Decoration/Design
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Scene Index

Side #1
0. Scene Selections
1. Credits/Kidnapped [:11]
2. Searching For Years [:17]
3. A Child In The Wild [1:07]
4. Savage Baptism [7:07]
5. Flying High [2:08]
6. Unfriendly Natives [5:45]
7. Unlikely Reunion [1:31]
8. Strange Medicine [4:14]
9. Claiming His Bride [:56]
10. Whose Son Is He? [5:04]
11. The Village Is Burned [2:12]
12. Guns vs. Spears [4:24]
13. A Boy Returns A Man [3:00]
14. Release & Farewell [2:34]
15. Blowing The Dam [4:08]
16. Renewed Peace/Credits [5:14]
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Side #1
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