Paradise (1982)

David and Sarah travel with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus. At an oasis the white-slave agent 'Jackal' raids them, mainly to add the beautiful young Sarah to his harem. Only David and ... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writer:

Stuart Gillard

Stars:

Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Tuvia Tavi

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Willie Aames	...	David
Phoebe Cates	...	Sarah
Tuvia Tavi	...	The Jackal
Richard Curnock	...	Geoffrey
Neil Vipond	...	Reverend
Aviva Marks	...	Rachel
Joseph Shiloach	...	Ahmed
Shoshana Duer	...	Bedouin Woman
Jerry Rosen	...	Jackals Bodyguard
Riki Halfon	...	Belly Dancer

Storyline

David and Sarah travel with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus. At an oasis the white-slave agent 'Jackal' raids them, mainly to add the beautiful young Sarah to his harem. Only David and Sarah can flee, all the others are slayed. Their flight leads them to a beautiful oasis - their paradise - where they discover love and sex. However the jackal hasn't given up on Sarah yet...

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Plot Keywords:

oasis | love | paradise | caravan | baghdad | 

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Taglines:

If Only It Could Have Been Forever...

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paraíso

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,815,503 (USA) (7 May 1982)

Gross:

$2,815,503 (USA) (7 May 1982)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Guardian Trust Company, Moviecorp VI

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 90 min (Showtime Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Phoebe Cates' film debut. Cates was eighteen years of age when she starred in this movie. The film was of two movies that Cates starred in in 1982, the other was Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Cates not only is one of the film's two leads but was also selected as a performer to sing the movie's theme song, the "Paradise Theme". Cates refused to promote the film due to the depiction of nudity in the movie. According to Willie Aames, Cates was very upset by this.

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Goofs

Two chimpanzees mate and end up with a baboon baby.

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Soundtracks

"Paradise Theme"
Sung by Phoebe Cates
Written and Produced by Joel Diamond and L. Russell Brown
Available on Columbia Records

User Reviews

Phoebe Cates is my favorite actress.

I saw this film in 1982 when I was 14 years old (purpose: to see the much publicized full frontal nudity of the aptly named co-star Willie Aames.) The short scene (pun intended) did not impress me, nor did Aames' acting. However, Phoebe was such a strong confident actress she became my favorite actress. She followed with a terrific list of credits, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Private School (so-so movie but she was great in it), Lace I and II (excellent TV pictures), Gremlins I and II, Date With An Angel, Bright Lights Big City, Heart of Dixie, Shag, Drop Dead Fred, and Bodies Rest and Motion. Paradise is a Blue Lagoon rip-off but there are not too many films in that specific genre (Blue Lagoon 2, Castaway, Paradise 2) so I am glad they made the film. Besides, despite it's lack of originality, it is a good film. I think women young and old will enjoy the film (14 years and up due to tasteful appropriate nude scenes) because of it's romantic fantasy and strong female role, and I think guys will as long as they like a beautiful woman cavorting nude on a lost isle.