Too many Pauls........................Harrison F...........Indy.............Hans Solo..............see a pattern?   He is a scientist in this....................he tries to build a machine to make ice from fire...........and show the Indians of the Mosquito Coast of Central America.......ice.........b/c they had never seen it......

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The Mosquito Coast

PG

 1986 ‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 1h 57m

6.6/10IMDb76%Rotten Tomatoes49%Metacritic

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An idealist uproots his family to a remote Caribbean island, away from the consumerism which he perceives to be choking America. He sets about creating a Utopia in the jungle by bringing ice to the natives and uses his genius for making gadgets to enhance their primitive lifestyle. However, he also … MORE

Release date: November 26, 1986 (USA)

Director: Peter Weir

Story by: Paul Theroux

Box office: 14.3 million USD

Screenplay: Paul Theroux, Paul Schrader

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