The Harvest (1993 film)

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The Harvest
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Directed by David Marconi
Written byDavid Marconi
Starring
Music by Rick Boston
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesMexico
United States
Languages English
Spanish

The Harvest is a 1993 Mexican-American thriller directed by David Marconi and starring Miguel Ferrer, Leilani Sarelle, Tony Denison and Henry Silva. Its soundtrack was played by artists from World Domination Recordings.

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This was a rare lead role for Ferrer, predominantly known as a character actor in supporting roles; he and leading lady Sarelle were married. [1] Ferrer's cousin George Clooney appears briefly in the film, playing a transvestite. [2]

Plot

Charlie Pope (Miguel Ferrer) is a writer who goes to Mexico to write the ending of the plot for a movie. In Mexico he is attracted to a woman, Natalie (Leilani Sarelle). They go together to a beach where when she goes away to swim, he is attacked and wakes up five days later. When he wakes up he discovers that one of his kidneys has been removed. Rather than return he decides to find the "ring" whose members removed his kidney. He begins by tracking down Natalie (whose involvement with the ring he is unsure of). He returns to United States with Natalie. There he is attacked by Noel (Tony Denison) who tells him that the surgery was a failure and they require his other kidney. He learns that Natalie was involved in the ring. When Steve is about to kill Charlie, Natalie intervenes and Charlie is able to kill Steve and turn away the people who have come to remove his other kidney. It seems the end and Charlie is finishing the script when Detective Topo (Henry Silva) comes to meet him and informs him that he has questioned Natalie and she is innocent. Charlie goes out to meet her and sees that she looks identical to the Natalie he traveled with. In the end we hear a telephone conversation between Charlie and his boss (who had sent Charlie to Mexico) and we overhear that his boss has had a kidney transplant.

Cast

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References

  1. Carlson, Michael (23 January 2017). "Miguel Ferrer Obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. Jacobs, A.J. (17 March 2008). "The 9.10 to Crazyland". Esquire . Retrieved 3 February 2024.