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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 ex-minister turned tour guide, Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, who has been accused of statutory rape of a seductive sixteen-year-old in his party. He travels to a cheap hotel on the coast of Mexico run by his old friend Fred, only to find that Fred has died and the hotel is now run by his promiscuous widow, Maxine Faulk. Shannon, on the edge of a nervous breakdown, trying to manage both his tour party (who hates him) and Maxine (who is interested in him for purely carnal reasons), is struck by the appearance of the strangely virginal spinster Hannah Jelkes, a painter who travels with her elderly poet grandfather. Hannah is at the end of her means and Shannon convinces Maxine to let her stay the night. Over a long night, Hannah and Shannon form a deeply human bond that dies out in a slow, tragic ending.

Film

The 1964 John Huston film was shot just south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on "La Jolla de Mismaloya" (The Bay of Mismaloya). Gabriel Figueroa was in charge of the cinematography. Due in no small part to the presence of cast member Richard Burton, the shooting of the film during 1963 attracted large numbers of paparazzi, made international headlines, and in turn made Puerto Vallarta world-famous. Three of the film's stars were involved in romantic affairs while the film was made, and all four stars had their share of arguments with Huston. Today, there is a hotel and resort that now occupies the bayfront at what is now the village of Mismaloya; it 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

Category:1964 films Category:2001 films Category:American plays Category:Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee (film)

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Actors - The Night of the Iguana

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Primary cast (1964)

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