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The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

Everything's worth something here — except your life.

19883.91h 30mR

Overview

To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with recouping $20 million of laundered drug money, Holloway heads south of the border to the Blue Iguana, a bar crawling with thugs, killers, smugglers, evil women, and crazy action.

Directed by John Lafia
Written by John Lafia
Produced by Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Box Office0Revenue: $161K

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Top Cast

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Vince Holloway

James Russo

James Russo

Reno

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Cora

Pamela Gidley

Pamela Gidley

Dakota

Yano Anaya

Yano Anaya

Yano

Flea

Flea

Floyd

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Detective Carl Strick

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

Detective Vera

M

Michele Seipp

Zoe the Bartender

K

Katia Schkolnik

Mona

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About The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana is a thriller, action, comedy, mystery film released in 1988. Directed by John Lafia, it stars Dylan McDermott, James Russo, Jessica Harper. To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with recouping $20 million of laundered drug money, Holloway heads south of the border to the Blue Iguana, a bar crawling with thugs, killers, smugglers, evil women, and crazy action.

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