Come See the Paradise

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Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

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Drama Romance War

The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of he... Read allThe passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Dennis Quaid in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)

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Portraying one of the shadier details of American history, this is the story of Jack McGurn, who comes to Los Angeles in 1936. He gets a job at a movie theatre in Little Tokyo and falls in love with the boss's daughter, Lily Kawamura. When her father finds out, he is fired and forbidden ever to see her again. But together they escape to Seattle. When the war breaks out, the authorities decide that the Japanese immigrants must live in camps like war prisoners. —Mattias Thuresson

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Taglines
- First, their love was forbidden by law. Then it was torn apart by war.
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The movie ranks at the No. #1 spot on the top 10 list of most Oscar-bait movies ever made according to research by UCLA sociologists Gabriel Rossman and Oliver Schilke. According to website 'Wikipedia', this movie is "the most deliberate example of Oscar bait in their study of 3,000 films released since 1985. The identification is based on various elements calculated to be likely to draw Oscar nominations, including the previous nominations of [Alan] Parker, the film's setting in Hollywood (including Quaid's projectionist character), and its depiction of a tragic historical event against the background of war and racism. It was only released in a few cities during the last week of that year to make it eligible for the awards. However, it was not nominated for any Oscars and failed at the box office".

Goofs
During the destroying Japanese businesses scene, the "I am an American" sign is printed as if from a professional printers, however, it's entirely possible that people had signs professionally printed.

Quotes
[first lines]
Older Mini McGann: Why are we so early?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: It's good to be early.
Older Mini McGann: Do you ever worry that you won't recognize him, Mama?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: You recognize me, don't you?
Older Mini McGann: Well, he might have grown a beard or a moustache or something. And I was so little. I only think I remember him. Do you think he'll remember me?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: Well, he has all your photographs and all the letters you wrote him, and he has all your school reports
Older Mini McGann: You sent him my school reports?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: Of course I did. I wanted to let him know how well you were doing. Come on, now. I got some tea and rice cakes here. We'll have a nice talk while we're walking, okay? Let's go.
Older Mini McGann: How far do we have to walk?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: Not far.
Older Mini McGann: If we have so much time, then why are you walking so fast? I shouldn't have worn these new shoes. I think I have a blister. Mama!
[speaks in Japanese]
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: [replies in Japanese] Try not to think about it. You want to look pretty, don't you?
Older Mini McGann: Can we talk about Papa?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura: Okay.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Green Card/Almost an Angel/Hamlet/Come See the Paradise/Alice (1990)

Soundtracks
Kawamura Family Theme
Written by Jake Parker and Alan Parker

Top review

7/10

A Dark Time For America

This is one of the most powerful films that I have seen about the Japanese-American experience in the internment camps during WW2.The think that struck me from the very beginning was that these folk were just as American as any of us.They,too,were just trying to live the American Dream,until the policies of the US Government took their dreams away from them.History has a bad habit of repeating itself,and movies like this remind us that regardless of race,creed,or color,we're all just Americans.This was a bad time for US domestic policy,and hopefully a shameful policy like this will never rear its ugly head again in our country.

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5

chinaskee
Jul 4, 2001

Release date
- January 1991 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Also known as
- Komm und sieh das Paradies
Filming locations
- Portland, Oregon, USA
Production company
- Twentieth Century Fox
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Budget
- $17,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $947,306
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $65,532
- Dec 25, 1990
Gross worldwide
- $947,306

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Runtime
2 hours 18 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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