På en hemmelig mission under Vietnam-krigen har kaptajn Willard til opgave at udrydde oberst Kurtz, der er gået amok og har skabt sit eget rædselsregime dybt inde i junglen. På rejsen op ad floden går det op for Willard, at også han har forelsket sig i krigen.
I det indre Amazonas hærger en gigantisk anaconda-slange. Uvidende om den skæbne der venter dem, bevæger et dokumentarfilmhold sig ned af floden i deres søgen efter en indianerstamme i junglen. På flodprammen opstår der store problemer, da slangejægeren Paul Serone (Jon Voight) kommer ombord. Et helt liv i Amazonas jungle har lært ham at overleve - og gjort ham besat af den dødsensfarlige dræberslange, der hersker på toppen af fødekæden.
'Jungle Cruise' er baseret på Disneylands forlystelse ved samme navn, hvor en mindre flodbåd tager deltagerne gennem en eventyrlig jungle. Junglen er fyldt med både farlige dyr og krybdyr, og alt kan ske, da det labyrintlignende landskab også indeholder et overnaturligt element.
'Vi vandt Vesten' ('How the West Was Won') er en storslået western fra 1962, der følger en familie i flere generationer på deres rejse fra staten New York til Stillehavet. Filmen blev nomimeret til otte Oscars ved Oscar-uddelingen 1964, bl.a. for bedste film, og vandt tre: For bedste manuskript, bedste klipning og bedste lyd.
Ellis og hans ven, møder den mystiske mand Mud (Matthew McConaughey), der gemmer sig på en øde ø. Mud fortæller, at han har slået en mand ihjel, for at beskytte sit livs kærlighed og nu er eftersøgt. Han påstår, at han skal mødes og stikke af med sin elskede, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). Skeptiske men også nysgerrige indvilger Ellis og Neckbone i at hjælpe Mud. Drengene indser snart, at sandheden er farligere, end de anede.
I slutningen af 1800-tallet får operafantasten Fitzcarraldo en vision om, at han skal bygge et operahus dybt inde i Amazonas regnskov. Alle undtagen hans tro følgesvend, bordelmutteren Molly, anser ham for at være gal. Men Fitzcarraldo begiver sig sejrssikkert ind i junglen ombord på et gammelt rustent dampskib. Han støder dog på noget af en forhindring, da et bjerg ligger mellem ham og hans drøm. For at nå sit mål bestemmer han sig for at slæbe hele båden over bjerget.
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
Rosie and Jim was a British children's television programme produced by Ragdoll Productions which aired on CITV from 3 September 1990 to 11 December 2000.
The Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 27 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller and Stan Shaw. Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice, sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find someone who needed a good attorney and he would end up defending them. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafe Tate, both of whom was more interested in helping people, fighting crime and becoming attorneys than running the tug. Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Orphaned after a shipwreck off the Victorian coast of Australia, the spirited Philadelphia Gordon finds both love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer on the Murray River.
At the turn of the century, new roads and railway lines threaten the very existence of the once thriving river boat trade. While trying to mediate in the dispute between the shearers and the riverboat skippers, Brenton Edwards is framed and sentenced to imprisonment in Melbourne. Without Brenton, Delie is faced with a custody battle over her children and the not altogether unwanted attentions of Cyrus James, a charming, but mysterious overseas entrepreneur. Alone she must fight to keep her family and the riverboat "Philadelphia".
