Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana is a play by Tennessee Williams about American tourists in Mexico. It has been made into movies twice, in 1964 and 2001. Its main character is a minister, T. Lawrence Shannon, who has been accused of statutory rape and has problems with alcoholism and insanity. Other characters include the women from a Baptist college for whom Shannon is directing a tour, Maxine, a hotel owner, and Hannah, a painter, who travels with her grandfather, an old poet who dies during the course of the play.

Related Topics:
Tennessee Williams - Mexico - Statutory rape - Alcoholism - Insanity

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The 1964 John Huston film was shot just south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on "La Jolla de Mismaloya" (The Bay of Mismaloya). There is a hotel and resort that now occupies the bayfront and maintains the old sets as restaurants and tourist attractions.

Related Topics:
John Huston - Puerto Vallarta - Mexico

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Primary cast (1964):

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• Richard Burton : Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
• Ava Gardner : Maxine Faulk
• Deborah Kerr : Hannah Jelkes
• Sue Lyon : Charlotte Goodall
• Skip Ward : Hank Prosner
• Grayson Hall : Judith Fellowes

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