The Vivero Letter (1999)

A man in Central America finds his brother's murdered body. It turns out that his brother has been murdered because he knows the whereabouts of a lost city in the jungle. The man teams up ... See full summary »

Director:

H. Gordon Boos

Writers:

Desmond Bagley (novel), Denne Bart Petitclerc (screenplay),

Stars:

Robert Patrick, Chiara Caselli, Fred Ward

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Patrick	...	James Wheeler
Chiara Caselli	...	Caterina Carrara
Fred Ward	...	Andrew Fallon
John Verea	...	Raoul Gato
Daniela Alviani	...	Milena Brava
Tom Poster	...	Ray Wheeler
Juan Patricio Arenas	...	Salinas
Francisco Alpizar	...	Pedro
Ernesto Rohormoser	...	Jorge
Heiner Porras	...	Ernesto
John Lewis	...	Ernesto's Assistant
Walter Castro	...	Thug #1
Tibor Mezaros	...	Thug #2
Roberto Leiva	...	Gunfiring Chichero #1
Andres de la Ossa	...	Gunfiring Chichero #2

Storyline

A man in Central America finds his brother's murdered body. It turns out that his brother has been murdered because he knows the whereabouts of a lost city in the jungle. The man teams up with a search expedition and goes off to hunt for these ancient ruins. Unfortunately, almost every member of the group has plans to double-cross the others. All is resolved in bloody fashion in the middle of the jungle wilderness.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | lost city | female nudity | murder | based on novel

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Taglines:

Ambition is good; greed can kill you.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2000 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Forgotten City

Filming Locations:

San Jose, Costa Rica

Company Credits

Production Co:

Promark Entertainment Group, Vivero Filmes Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 92 min (cut) 93 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

This movie SUCKED

Okay, everyone has talked about the bad story line, bad direction, not so great acting. What about all the continuity problems??? Just as a single, and one of the most glaring examples: This group of 7 people are white-water rafting (not too white) down this river. A guy from the shore shoots one of the guys in a raft and he and the other 2 guys fall out of the raft. In the next scene, nobody is even remotely upset about their friend getting shot. In fact, there's no discussion of it whatsoever. They're on the side of the river and Robert Patrick is hitting on Chiara Caselli. Can't blame him, but still... Okay, so then we cut to the next scene. Remember, it was 6 living people and 1 dead last we saw. Now, about 10 or 12 of them are walking through the jungle together? How'd the others get there? Drive? If so, why didn't they all drive instead of white-water raft to this place?

This was the most ridiculously stupid movie I've seen in a long time.