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Title: Return to Paradise (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Vince Vaughn | ... | John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev | |
| Anne Heche | ... | Beth Eastern | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Lewis McBride | |
| David Conrad | ... | Tony Croft | |
| Vera Farmiga | ... | Kerrie | |
| Nick Sandow | ... | Ravitch | |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | M.J. Major | |
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Ming Lee | ... | Mr. Chandran |
| Joel de la Fuente | ... | Mr. Doramin | |
| Richard Chang | ... | Prosecutor | |
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James McCauley | ... | Famous Divorce Lawyer (as James Michael McCauley) |
| Brette Taylor | ... | Young Woman in Limo (as Brettanya Friese) | |
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Deanna Yusoff | ... | Woman in Bar |
| David Zayas | ... | Construction Foreman | |
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Amy Wong | ... | Ticket Agent (as Amy Wong) |
Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their camp and found amazingly large quantities of hash left about. Phoenix was still residing there, so he had to take the blame. He is set to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the two friends come back to paradise and take their share of the responsibilty. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he will spend six years behind bars... Written by R.P. Falvey
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This well acted, intense drama is worth seeing on two counts:
1) The excellent performances by Lewis (Phoenix) and Beth (Ann Heche)
2) The uncompromising and original plot.
Three young men decide to party in Malaysia, leaving one of them, a Greenpeace activist, behind after two years. He is sentenced to hang for a drug charge; only his two friends who have returned to America can save him.
Not a car chase in sight, but the tension is high. The unexpected, emotion-filled ending is both gratifying and sad. I recommend this film with eight (8) stars.