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The Blue Iguana
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Lafia
Written by
John Lafia
Produced by
Steve Golin
Starring
Dylan McDermott Jessica Harper James Russo Tovah Feldshuh Dean Stockwell
Cinematography
Rodolfo Sánchez
Edited by
Scott Chestnut
Music by
Ethan James
Production companies
Cinexacto Films PolyGram Movies Propaganda Films Volcanica Films
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) 20th Century Fox (International)
Release date
April 22, 1988 (1988-04-22)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$161,398
The Blue Iguana is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by John Lafia and starring Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, Pamela Gidley and James Russo. The plot is about a bounty hunter who is blackmailed into stopping the transfer of twenty million dollars from a Mexican tax paradise into the United States. The film was screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
^"Festival de Cannes: The Blue Iguana". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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