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Actors: Everett McGill, Michael Madsen, Fabio Testi
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Iguana |
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IGUANA is a movie cowritten and directed by Monte Hellman in 1988.
Oberlus, a sailor whose face's skin looks like the skin of an iguana, declares war to mankind and captures anyone who dares disembark on his island. A young spanish woman becomes his personal sexual slave and gives him a child while his prisoners are trying to find a way to return to civilization.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Iguana |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
Wandering in wilderness
Yes
Lover is...
- captor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
Island?
Yes
Island:
- stranded
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Is this movie based on a
- book
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