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Return to Paradise
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6.5Lewis, 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.
Released: 1998-08-10109 minDir: Joseph RubenDrama, Thriller, Romance
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
- Anne Heche as Beth Eastern
- Joaquin Phoenix as Lewis McBride
- David Conrad as Tony Croft
- Jada Pinkett Smith as M.J. Major
- Vera Farmiga as Kerrie
Themes
- death penalty
- friendship
- malaysia
- marijuana
- childhood friends
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Force majeure
- Director
- Joseph Ruben
- Screenwriter
- Pierre Jolivet
- Cast member
- Raymond J. Barry
- Composer
- Mark Mancina
- Production company
- Propaganda Films
- Cinematographer
- Reynaldo Villalobos
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 237630
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-02-18
- film editor
- Craig McKay
- title
- Return to Paradise
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 72%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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