Movie Marathon: The Emerald Forest (1985)
- Event Date: Sunday, May 22, 2011
- Time: 1:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free Admission
The Emerald Forest
(John Boorman, 1985, 114 minutes, R)
Introduction by Professor Norm Whitten.
Featured Actors: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman
Information:
Based on a true story, Powers Boothe plays an American dam engineer in Brazil. Boothe's son is kidnapped by a group of rain forest people and raised as one of their own. Boothe continues to look for him and after many trials and adventures, stumbles upon him.
Source: IMDB
Movie poster door prizes will be given away at each film session.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Kim Sheahan at ksheahan@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244 - 3355.
All are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.