Mosquito Coast (1986) starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix. Half-crazed inventor Allie Fox (Ford) uproots his family and moves them to Central America, obsessed with his dream of building an ice factory in the jungle. Once his dream is realized, however, he becomes restless; and his quest to bring ice to a primitive tribe brings trouble for his family. They are soon clamoring to go home to the United States, but Fox will have none of it. Calamity follows upon calamity until they all reach the breaking point. The film ends in the only way it can, but it's still rather depressing. The subtitles, at least, are quite good. Grade: B+
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