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Paradise
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Overview

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6.5/10   1,387 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 October 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
They gave a boy a summer he'd always remember. He gave them back the love they lost. more
Plot:
Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
He can't stop impressing me more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Melanie Griffith ... Lily Reed

Don Johnson ... Ben Reed

Elijah Wood ... Willard Young

Thora Birch ... Billie Pike
Sheila McCarthy ... Sally Pike

Eve Gordon ... Rosemary Young
Louise Latham ... Catherine Reston Lee

Greg Travis ... Earl McCoy
Sarah Trigger ... Darlene Pike

Richard K. Olsen ... Minister
Rick Andosca ... Ernest Parkett
Anthony Romano ... Popular Boy
Timothy Erskine ... Darlene's Boyfriend
Chestley Price ... Bus Driver

Dave Hager ... Bartender
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) (uncut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG

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Movie Connections:
Remake of Le grand chemin (1987) more
Soundtrack:
I WALKED TO THE PARTY more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
He can't stop impressing me, 15 March 2004
Author: jaenus from Oklahoma

Remember "The Good Son" with Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin? Well McCauley was already famous, but Elijah was just starting. In this film, Elijah has a similar and very believable personality when he is stuck with a couple going through some rough times. It seems everybody seems to learn from his caring and honest manner as much as he learns from his life in the simple south. Melanie Griffith also does a good job in a very tough role, being hurt and numb after a very dramatic event in her life. Everything fits well in the plot and you can never really tell what the end will bring. Just a great all around film.

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