Illusion Infinity (2004)
"Paradise" (original title)

Biopic about former Las Vegas singer Patricia Paradise and her search for Shangri-La.

Director:

Roger Steinmann

Writers:

Patricia Paradise (autobiography), Roger Steinmann (screenplay)

Stars:

Dee Wallace, Timothy Bottoms, Barbara Carrera

Cast

Credited cast:
Dee Wallace	...	Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Timothy Bottoms	...	Francis / Douglas / Henry / Patricia's Father / Older Alan
Barbara Carrera	...	Katherine
Mickey Rooney	...	Simon / Henry Sr.
Theresa Saldana	...	Maria
Martin Kove	...	Taxi Driver
Kristian Hans Horn	...	Alan (as Kristian Horn)
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Nurse
Phil Peters	...	Attorney
Buddy Daniels	...	Agent
Rosemarie Belden	...	German TV Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Freeman	...	The Shadow (as Momchil Karamitev)

Storyline

Singer Patricia Paradise has everything: beauty, fame, success, money... Though her 40th birthday inevitably approaches, she more and more feels desperate to get the only thing missing in her life: a child. Leaving her successful career and Las Vegas forever in order to build her family in a healthy environment was since long prevented by Katherine Hiller, her discoverer and business manager. This spider-woman, secretly connected to the mob, has jealously controlled Patricia's life as well as the one of her husband, casino owner Francis Hiller. His half-sister's threats to pay back the enormous debts with the mafia has put a lot of pressure at his marriage. One day, Francis mysteriously disappears. The word in Las Vegas is that he is dead. Patricia confides to her good-hearted maid Maria, that she is convinced that her husband already waits for her in 'Shangri-La', the fabulous get-away-paradise where she will fulfill her infinite happiness of a family. Patricia is able to escape Las ...

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Plot Keywords:

singer | mental illness

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Homepage of the Making of Paradise

Country:

USA Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Illusion Infinity

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunset International Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

After lead actor Ray Walston died on 1 January 2001, this production was interrupted.

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