Under the Volcano (1984)

Being the 7th attempt by other directors and screenwriters to bring this novel (with the same name) to cinematic life, John Huston accomplishes the feat with uncompromising honesty.  Set in a 1939 Mexican town, the story revolves around the “Day of the Dead” ceremony.   Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), through his own drunken destruction, attempts to find a lost sibling.

Finney gives a glimpse of his goodies, though only momentarily, in a humorous shower scene when he yanks back the shower curtain to complain of the chilling water’s temperature.  For those into older men, there might be a moment or two in Under the Volcano that’ll make you spurt your own hot lava.