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Paradise

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 51m
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6.6/10
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Paradise (1991)
Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young.
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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. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and... Read allMelanie 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. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood.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. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3K
YOUR RATING
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
    • Jean-Loup Hubert(novel "Le Grand Chemin")
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Don Johnson
    • Elijah Wood
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
    • Jean-Loup Hubert(novel "Le Grand Chemin")
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Don Johnson
    • Elijah Wood
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    • 26User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Thora Birch and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
    Elijah Wood and Mary Agnes Donoghue in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, and Mary Agnes Donoghue in Paradise (1991)
    Mary Agnes Donoghue in Paradise (1991)
    Don Johnson in Paradise (1991)
    Melanie Griffith and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
    Don Johnson and Elijah Wood in Paradise (1991)
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    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Lily Reed
    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Ben Reed
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Willard Young
    Thora Birch
    Thora Birch
    • Billie Pike
    Sheila McCarthy
    Sheila McCarthy
    • Sally Pike
    Eve Gordon
    Eve Gordon
    • Rosemary Young
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Catherine Reston Lee
    Greg Travis
    Greg Travis
    • Earl McCoy
    Sarah Trigger
    Sarah Trigger
    • Darlene Pike
    Richard K. Olsen
    Richard K. Olsen
    • Minister
    Rick Andosca
    • Ernest Parkett
    Anthony Romano
    • Popular Boy
    Timothy Erskine
    • Darlene's Boyfriend
    Chestley Price
    • Bus Driver
    Dave Hager
    • Bartender
    John R. Copeman
    • Other Fisherman
    Jeff Jeffcoat
    • Eddie - the Attendant
    Scott Hubacek
    • Greyhound Bus Driver
      • Mary Agnes Donoghue
      • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
      • Jean-Loup Hubert(novel "Le Grand Chemin") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Thora Birch beat out 4,000 other hopefuls in winning the role of Billie Pike.
    • Goofs
      In one of final scenes where child actors say goodbye to each other, a glass vase of flowers behind Thora Birch's character keeps appearing and disappearing.
    • Quotes

      Billie Pike: Have you ever seen a dead body?

    • Alternate versions
      Early UK versions were cut by 21 secs and removed shots of the children watching a naked couple caressing in a barn. The cuts were waived in 2003.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Dogfight/Late for Dinner/Rambling Rose/Blood & Concrete (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      O.K. Mood Swing
      Written by Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch

      Performed by Organized Konfusion

      Courtesy of Hollywood BASIC

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    8/10
    Paradise is finding what we lost
    Life is not always pretty. Neither is unresolved grief. But innocence is always beautiful. A couple in a small town lose their only child to a tragic accident. This sensitive motion picture deals with how the human soul reacts to personal loss and how it changes lives. The kind of movie you want to own so you can revisit it from time to time since its theme touches us all deeply. The scenery is gorgeous, the town is small and peaceful. The characters are meaningful and real. Unspoken bonds run deep throughout. A heartfelt film that captures our yearning for a father. This is a soul changing journey for a childless man who never got to be one. At first indifferent and angry, he inadvertently discovers something which he thought he might never experience, through the inescapable and magical innocence of a visiting young boy who seems to somehow understand his plight. Both he and his wife find themselves confronted in a way that changes them forever. This film is a forgotten gem.
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    • Aug 12, 2010

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Grand Highway Productions
      • Interscope Communications
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
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