Year: 1988
Runtime: 88 mins
Language: English
Director: Monte Hellman
A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is mistreated by his fellow sailors aboard a 19th‑century whaling ship. One night he escapes, fleeing to a remote island where he declares himself ruler and wages a personal war against mankind. Any hapless visitor who washes ashore is forced to endure his cruel and ruthless tyranny in a cruel fashion.
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