

Information
Release DateJune 22, 1985
Runtime1h 54m
StatusReleased
Revenue$24M
ProductionChristel Films, Embassy Pictures
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese
6.6
247 votesPopularity1
The Emerald Forest
"What kind of man would return year after year for ten years to rescue a missing boy from the most savage jungle in the world? His father."
Synopsis
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Powers Boothe
Bill Markham

Charley Boorman
Tomme

Meg Foster
Jean Markham

Estee Chandler
Heather

Dira Paes
Kachiri