Night of the Iguana
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The Night of the Iguana is a play by Tennessee Williams about American tourists in Mexico. It has been made into movies twice, in 1964 and 2001. Its main character is a minister, T. Lawrence Shannon, who has been accused of statutory rape and has problems with alcoholism and insanity. Other characters include the women from a Baptist college for whom Shannon is directing a tour, Maxine, a hotel owner, and Hannah, a painter, who travels with her grandfather, an old poet who dies during the course of the play.
The 1964 John Huston film was shot just south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on "La Jolla de Mismaloya" (The Bay of Mismaloya). There is a hotel and resort that now occupies the bayfront and maintains the old sets as restaurants and tourist attractions.
Primary cast (1964):
- Richard Burton : Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
- Ava Gardner : Maxine Faulk
- Deborah Kerr : Hannah Jelkes
- Sue Lyon : Charlotte Goodall
- Skip Ward : Hank Prosner
- Grayson Hall : Judith Fellowes
Categories: Movie stubs | U.S. plays | 1964 films | 2001 films | Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee (film)
