The Mosquito Coast is a Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren film about the role of poor boundaries in their effect on love and family. You can see ample information about it below. It is available for a small fee on the web.
The Mosquito Coast
Adventure, Drama, Thriller | November 26, 1986 (United States)
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Director: Peter WeirWriter: Paul Theroux, Paul SchraderStars: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River PhoenixSummary: An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build a utopia in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher, and with nature are only small obstacles to his obsession. Based on the novel by Paul Theroux. —Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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The Mosquito Coast
- -Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.