The Casa Iguana hotel in Mismaloya

The Night of the Iguana is a play by Tennessee Williams about American tourists in Mexico. It has been made into movies twice, in 1964 and 2001. Its main character is a minister, Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, who has been accused of statutory rape and has problems with alcoholism and insanity. Other characters include the women from a Baptist college for whom Shannon is directing a tour; Maxine Faulk, a hotel owner; and Hannah Jelkes, a painter, who travels with her grandfather, an old poet who dies during the course of the play. Image File history File linksMetadata Casaiguanahotel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Casaiguanahotel. ... Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a noted playwright. ... The term statutory rape is sometimes used when national and/or regional governments, citing an interest in protecting minors, consider people under a certain age to be unable to give consent, and therefore consider sexual contact with them to be equivalent to rape regardless of the minors consent. ... Alcoholism is a dependency on alcoholic beverages characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence, tolerance (increasing difficulty in becoming drunk), and withdrawal symptoms. ... Insanity, or madness, is a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder typically stemming from a form of mental illness. ...

The 1964 John Huston film was shot just south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on "La Jolla de Mismaloya" (The Bay of Mismaloya). Gabriel Figueroa was in charge of the cinematography. Due in no small part to the presence of non-cast member Richard Burton, the shooting of the film during 1963 attracted large numbers of paparazzi, made international headlines, and in turn made Puerto Vallarta world-famous. Three of the film's stars were involved in romantic affairs while the film was made, and all four stars had their share of arguments with Huston. Today, there is a hotel and resort that now occupies the bayfront at what is now the village of Mismaloya; it maintains the old sets as restaurants and tourist attractions. Statue of John Huston, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906–August 28, 1987) was an American film director and actor. ... Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta (literally, Port Vallarta) is a city in the state of Jalisco, México. ... Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (*April 24, 1907 Mexico City – April 27, 1997 Mexico City) was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. ... Paparazzi is a plural term for photographers who take candid photographs of celebrities, usually by relentlessly shadowing them in public and private activities. ...

Primary cast (1964):

• Richard Burton  : Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
• Ava Gardner  : Maxine Faulk
• Deborah Kerr  : Hannah Jelkes
• Sue Lyon  : Charlotte Goodall
• Skip Ward  : Hank Prosner
• Grayson Hall  : Judith Fellowes