Blu-ray Review The Night of the Iguana Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

John Huston’s The Night of the Iguana gives us the glorious words of Tennessee Williams performed by an accomplished cast including Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr at or near the zeniths of their careers.



The Night of the Iguana (1964)



Released: 06 Aug 1964
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 125 min




Director: John Huston
Genre: Drama



Cast: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr
Writer(s): Tennessee Williams, Anthony Veiller, John Huston



Plot: An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.



IMDB rating: 7.6
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Warner Archive...

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[Andrew Budgell]

Thank you for the wonderful review, Matt! I'm looking forward to picking this one up.

 

[Charles Smith]

Been waiting a long time for this one to come to pass. Thank you, Matt.

 

[willyTass]

Supberb film and acting by Burton. Totally recommend this film to any Richard Burton fans who have never seen it.

maybe soon we will get The Sandpiper and The VIPs from Warner , both excellent performances from Burton. And that Dame with the black hair , her name escapes me .

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Love Grayson Hall of Dark Shadows in this!
And thanks Matt!

 

[DarkVader]

Supberb film and acting by Burton. Totally recommend this film to any Richard Burton fans who have never seen it.

maybe soon we will get The Sandpiper and The VIPs from Warner , both excellent performances from Burton. And that Dame with the black hair , her name escapes me .

Natalie Wood?

 

[Bartman]

I have the excellent DVD. Is this a new Warner transfer or recycled HD transfer from the DVD era?

 

[Robert Crawford]

I have the excellent DVD. Is this a new Warner transfer or recycled HD transfer from the DVD era?

WA doesn’t release 2022 Blu-rays with recycled HD transfers from the DVD era

 

[usrunnr]

I've visited the remains of the set in Mismaloya, out of Puerto Vallarta. You can still walk along the beach, go under the arch and then look through the overgrown foliage up the hill to a building that was part of the original set, later a restaurant, now a ruin. Beautiful area for sure. Lovely beach, and there is a great restaurant and hotel on the beach, and a small stream I think running along an alley into the ocean. A road above there goes by the former set/restaurant.

 

[Bartman]

I've visited the remains of the set in Mismaloya, out of Puerto Vallarta. You can still walk along the beach, go under the arch and then look through the overgrown foliage up the hill to a building that was part of the original set, later a restaurant, now a ruin. Beautiful area for sure. Lovely beach, and there is a great restaurant and hotel on the beach, and a small stream I think running along an alley into the ocean. A road above there goes by the former set/restaurant.

The DVD special features show the construction of the hotel etc. Good to hear the place was repurposed into a hotel. Access by road to the site was difficult, so the crew used boats. Elizabeth Taylor looks absolutely stunning!

 

[borisfw]

Nice review. Gotta pick this one up. Upgrade my dvd.