Fire on the Amazon
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| Fire on the Amazon | |
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| Directed by | Luis Llosa |
| Written by | Luana Anders Catherine Cyran Beverly Gray |
| Produced by | Luis Llosa |
| Starring | Craig Sheffer Sandra Bullock Juan Fernández Judith Chapman Ramsay Ross |
| Cinematography | Pili Flores-Guerra |
| Edited by | Robert L. Goodman Michael Thibault |
| Music by | Roy J. Ravio |
| Distributed by | Concorde-New Horizons |
Release date |
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Running time | 78-102 minutes (depending on cut) |
| Countries | United States Peru |
| Languages | English Spanish |
Fire on the Amazon is a 1993 American-Peruvian adventure drama film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Craig Sheffer and Sandra Bullock.
Plot
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In Bolivia's Amazon basin, corporate cattle ranches are replacing the rain forest. When Santos, the charismatic leader of the union of rubber tappers, forges an alliance with natives to protest deforestation, he is assassinated. R.J. O'Brien, a US photo-journalist who has no skills as an investigator, thinks the police have framed and murdered an innocent native as the assassin. In his search for the truth, he involves Alyssa Rothman, who worked for Santos, and they fall in love. As he gets deeper into trouble with the cops and the real assassin, he needs not only Alyssa's help, but also that of the natives' leader.
Cast
[edit]- Craig Sheffer as R.J. O'Brien
- Sandra Bullock as Alyssa Rothman
- Juan Fernández as Ataninde
- Judith Chapman as Sandra
- Ramsay Ross as Pistoleiro
- David Elkin as Lucavida
- Jorge García Bustamante as Valdez
- Baldomero Cáceres as Pedro
- Carlos Victoria as Miguel
- Reynaldo Arenas as Djamori
- Eduardo Cesti as Rafael Santos
Production
[edit]As reported on A&E's Biography on November 18, 2005, in an interview clip with the film's director, the film was a harrowing experience in many ways. Bullock was concerned that the canoe she was riding could have possibly tipped over and dumped her in dangerous waters.
External links
[edit]- Official website including Theatrical Trailer at New Horizons Pictures[dead link]
- Fire on the Amazon at IMDb
- Fire on the Amazon at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1993 films
- 1993 drama films
- English-language Peruvian films
- Peruvian adventure drama films
- 1990s adventure drama films
- Films directed by Luis Llosa
- Films about journalists
- 1990s English-language films
- American adventure drama films
- 1990s Spanish-language films
- American multilingual films
- 1990s Peruvian films
- 1990s American films
- 1993 multilingual films
- English-language adventure drama films
- Spanish-language American films