The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the play by Tennessee Williams.
Set in Mexico, the main character is an ex-Episcopalian minister turned tour guide, the Reverend Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon (Richard Burton), who was locked out of his church and institutionalized for a "nervous breakdown" after having an inappropriate relationship in Virginia with "a very young Sunday school teacher," in his own words. Shannon, now a tour guide for Blak...
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The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the play by Tennessee Williams.
Set in Mexico, the main character is an ex-Episcopalian minister turned tour guide, the Reverend Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon (Richard Burton), who was locked out of his church and institutionalized for a "nervous breakdown" after having an inappropriate relationship in Virginia with "a very young Sunday school teacher," in his own words. Shannon, now a tour guide for Blake Tours in Texas, takes a group of Baptist School teachers to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. During the trip, he is accused by the leader of the group, Judith Fellowes (Grayson Hall), of trying to seduce her seventeen-year-old niece Charlotte Goodall (Sue Lyon)—who in reality is coming on to him—and is fired. In a moment of despair, Shannon shanghais the bus and occupants and takes it to the Costa Verde Hotel in Mismaloya, which is owned by outspoken Maxine Faulk (Ava Gardner). Between his weaknesses for the flesh and alcohol, Shannon is "at the end...
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