1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer James McElroy
Director Peter Weir
Screenwriters David
Williamson, Peter Weir,
and C. J. Koch (based
on the Novel)
Starring:
Mel Gibson
as Guy Hamilton
Sigourney
Weaver as Jill Bryant
Linda Hunt
as Billy Kwan
Michael
Murphy as Pete Curtis
Bembol Roco
as Kumar
Mel Gibson
portrays Guy Hamilton, an Australian reporter on assignment
in politically
unstable Indonesia. Guy joins forces with a savvy
photograher
(Hunt) to expose government corruption. But it's
Hamilton's
connection to the beautifulJill Bryant (Weaver)
an attache'
with the British embassy, that complicates his life.
Their
love affair grows passionate as the country around them moves
ominously
to the brink of civil war. When Jill warns Hamilton
to leave,
he presses on to expose the truth even if it costs
him his
life. With action, romance (steamy between Mel and Sigourney)
and tension,
The Year of Living Dangerously is a great experience.
"A terrific
film" (Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune)
"A great
Film" (Roger Ebert Chicago SunTimes)
Mel and Sigourney
