The Harvest (1992)

A screenwriter is sent to Mexico to develop a story that can be used to wrap up a movie presently in production. Given a very short time allotment, the writer immerses himself in the ... See full summary »

Director:

David Marconi

Writer:

David Marconi

Stars:

Miguel Ferrer, Leilani Sarelle, Henry Silva

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miguel Ferrer	...	Charlie Pope
Leilani Sarelle	...	Natalie Caldwell (as Leilani Sarelle Ferrer)
Henry Silva	...	Detective Topo
Tony Denison	...	Noel Guzmann (as Anthony John Denison)
Tim Thomerson	...	Steve Mobley
Harvey Fierstein	...	Bob Lakin
Michael M. Vendrell	...	Vent
Matt Clark	...	Hank
Randy Walker	...	Border Guard
Mario Iván Martínez	...	Alex
Angélica Aragón	...	Dr. Emma
Juan Antonio Llanes	...	Hotel Clerk
José Lavat	...	Doctor
Jorge Zepeda	...	Officer Morales
Alejandro Bracho	...	Kind Eyes

Storyline

A screenwriter is sent to Mexico to develop a story that can be used to wrap up a movie presently in production. Given a very short time allotment, the writer immerses himself in the seamier side of a Mexican beach resort, but soon finds himself involved in a 'body organ for profit' operation. Drugged, he has one of his own kidneys removed, and then, with a woman he isn't sure he can trust, he sets out to expose the ring... with quite a surprise ending for the viewer.

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Plot Keywords:

kidney | beach | mexico | screenwriter | melodrama | 

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Taglines:

They stole one of his kidneys. Now they've come for the other one.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

La cosecha

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Curb Musifilm, Ron Stone Productions, THMPC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Clooney is credited with he small role of "Lip Syncing Transvestite" in this movie. Clooney, who was two years away from his breakthrough role in ER, was still a struggling actor in LA, doing guest-starring and semi-regular roles on shows like Roseanne and The Golden Girls. This movie's lead actor, Miguel Ferrer, is Clooney's first Cousin (Ferrer is the son of Clooney's father's sister, Rosemary Clooney).

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Quotes

Steve Mobley: The days are like the women here - slippery and hard to stay on top of.

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Soundtracks

"AMARRATE A UNA ESCOBA Y VUELA LEJOS"
Performed by Caifanes

User Reviews

decent little mystery,but not spectacular

i though this was a decent little movie.it's about a writer who is sent to Mexico for inspiration,to wrote the next big story,which will hopefully be made into a movie.while in Mexico,he wakes up one morning to find one of his kidneys missing.he then discovers they want his second kidney.i didn't find this movie overly exciting,but it did keep my interest.some of the scenes stretch into implausibility and are not realistic.it's also pretty predictable for the most part,if you're paying attention.the other thing is,the movie is pretty low key.it's mot what i would call action packed or exciting.still,it was an enjoyable diversion and I've sen worse.for me,The Harvest is a 6/10