Anthony Perkins plays a young man from Caracas who finds himself searching for gold in South American jungles. He meets up with an Indian tribe and believes that a forbidden forest they know of may contain gold. Instead, it contains a goofy little fairy child played by Audrey Hepburn, and her grandfather, played by Lee J. Cobb. The Indians believe Hepburn is a murderous forest demon, and they later task Perkins to kill her for them. Of course, the two fall in love. Henry Silva co-stars as the tribal chief's retarded-looking son, the only one of them who can speak English. He's the villain of the picture, as he often is. The film is very corny. While some of it was filmed in South America, most of the scenes are either filmed on sets or in front of back projection, so it all comes off as very fake. Perkins is pretty good and Audrey, well, if this wasn't one of her best performances, she's still so damn adorable that it makes the film somewhat worth watching. I did think the film picked up a bit in its final act, and I loved the ending. Perkins sings the title song, which is pretty good, too.
Review of Green Mansions
