Iguana (film)

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Iguana
DVD cover
Directed by	Monte Hellman
Written by	Steven Gaydos Monte Hellman David M. Zehr
Based on	Iguana by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
Produced by	Franco Di Nunzio
Starring	Everett McGill Maru Valdivielso Michael Madsen Joseph Culp Tim Ryan Augustín Guevara
Cinematography	Josep M. Civit
Edited by	Monte Hellman
Music by	Franco Campanino
Production company	Arco Films / Iguana Enterprises[1]
Release date	April 1, 1988 (1988-04-01)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Italy Spain Switzerland United States
Language	English
Budget	~$3,000,000[2]

Iguana is a 1988 American adventure crime film directed by Monte Hellman and starring Everett McGill in the main role. It is based on the novel by Spanish author Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, itself based on the life of a real Irish sailor called Patrick Watkins.^[3] The film was mainly shot on location in Lanzarote. Monte Hellman won Bastone Bianco Award (Special Mention) for this movie on the Venice Film Festival in 1988. Iguana premiered in theaters on April 1, 1988, and was released on DVD on January 30, 2001, via Anchor Bay Entertainment.^[4] The film ends with the titles "For Warren" as Hellman dedicated the film to his friend Warren Oates.