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Actors: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Night of the Iguana |
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John Huston directed this adaptation of Tennessee Wiliams' play about the Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon and his misadventures with a quartet of women.
Larry is a disgraced clergyman who's had trouble controlling his libido and now works as a guide for a low-rent travel company. Trouble ensues when he takes a busload of females from a Baptist women's college -- spinsters except for one teenaged temptress -- to Mexico. Charlotte, the sexpot (Lyon, in a role similar to the one she'd just played in Kubrick's Lolita), makes a play for Larry. This gets him into hot water with the girl's vindictive chaperone.
To avoid getting fired, Larry commandeers the tour bus and brings his charges to a remote hotel, run by his old friend Maxine, a lusty widow. Shortly after arriving, two more guests show up: Hanna, an unmarried artist pushing 40, and her elderly grandfather. Although Hanna seems prudish, especially in contrast with Maxine and Charlotte, she and the roguish Larry begin a tentative relationship.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Night of the Iguana |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- religious figure
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Misc setting
- beach
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- play
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