Movie·1998·1h 49m
Return to Paradise
Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.
Directed By
Joseph Ruben
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
Written By
Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson
Producer
Ezra Swerdlow, Alain Bernheim
Cinematography
Reynaldo Villalobos
Music
Mark Mancina
Editor
Craig McKay
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
315 votes
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Region: INRent
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Cast
Vince Vaughn
John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Anne Heche
Beth Eastern
Joaquin Phoenix
Lewis McBride
David Conrad
Tony Croft
Jada Pinkett Smith
M.J. Major
Vera Farmiga
Kerrie
Nick Sandow
Ravitch
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Gaby
Ming Lee
Mr. Chandran
Joel de la Fuente
Mr. Doramin
Richard Chang
Prosecutor
James McCauley
Famous Divorce Lawyer
Brette Taylor
Young Woman in Limo
Deanna Yusoff
Woman in Bar
David Zayas
Construction Foreman
Is Issariya
Malaysian Woman in Hammock
Ed Hodson
Features Editor
Kevin Scullin
Doorman #1
// crew
Crew
Joseph Ruben
Director
Wesley Strick
Screenplay
Bruce Robinson
Screenplay
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Craig McKay
Editor
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer
Alain Bernheim
Producer
Steve Golin
Producer
David Arnold
Executive Producer
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