a completely unique film...thanks to Tennessee Williams; great performances all around.
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I'd agree with this.
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The iguana is released at the end.
What do you think that moment means for the characters—and for the audience?
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both Kerr's and Gardner's performances are wonderful here
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featuring "The Iguana Restaurant"
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Puerto Vallarta later erected a statue of John Huston to honor the film’s role in putting the town on the map.
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Many locations were accessible only by boat, making the shoot unusually logistically difficult. The production lasted about 72 days.
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Because the filming area was remote, the production built a small village of about 25 houses to accommodate the cast and crew.
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The title refers to the captured iguana tied beneath the hotel, symbolizing the characters’ emotional and spiritual entrapment.
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For a 1964 film, the women are unusually complex and strong.
Which female character do you find the most compelling or modern?
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great question, Dr. Strangelove was also released in 1964, so I'm not sure which came first, the trailer for this film or First Lieutenant Lothar Zogg.
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The tourists Shannon brings to the hotel often seem shallow and judgmental.
What role do they play in the story—comic relief, social commentary, or something else?
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I like the way you think
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The cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa—famous for Mexican cinema—helped give the film its dramatic tropical look.
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The trailer narrator was a young James Earl Jones, years before becoming the voice of Darth Vader.
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The movie made about $12 million worldwide, making it one of the top-grossing films of 1964.
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The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. Winning one, for Best Costume design.
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Gossip about the cast’s off-screen behavior spread so widely that comedians joked about it in songs and skits.
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Ava Gardner’s character Maxine Faulk was reportedly based on Tennessee Williams’ former landlady in Santa Monica.
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the maraca boys!
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What do you think Shannon is really struggling with—faith, guilt, loneliness, or something else?
Does the film present him as redeemable?
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Burton had to wax his chest hair for a swimming scene in the film.
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Grayson Hall is so good in this.
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Elizabeth Taylor accompanied Richard Burton during filming, turning the location into a paparazzi circus.
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Huston loved the location so much that he bought a house nearby during filming.
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In 1963, Puerto Vallarta was still a tiny fishing village, and the movie helped put it on the global tourism map.
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The film was shot on location in Puerto Vallarta and the nearby village of Mismaloya, Mexico.
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Nearly half the film’s $3 million budget went to the three top stars’ salaries.
Richard Burton alone was paid $750,000, a huge salary for the time.
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The film stars Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, and Grayson Hall—one of the most prestigious ensembles of the era.
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The film explores recurring Williams themes: faith, sexual repression, loneliness, and redemption.
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