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Return to Paradise

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
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6.9/10
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Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn, and Joaquin Phoenix in Return to Paradise (1998)
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Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.
IMDb RATING
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15K
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    • Joseph Ruben
  • Writers
    • Pierre Jolivet(motion picture Force Majeure)
    • Olivier Schatzky(motion picture Force Majeure)
    • Wesley Strick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Anne Heche
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Joseph Ruben
  • Writers
    • Pierre Jolivet(motion picture Force Majeure)
    • Olivier Schatzky(motion picture Force Majeure)
    • Wesley Strick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Anne Heche
    • Joaquin Phoenix
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    • 141User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn at an event for Return to Paradise (1998)
    Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn at an event for Return to Paradise (1998)
    Anne Heche at an event for Return to Paradise (1998)
    Anne Heche at an event for Return to Paradise (1998)
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    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Sheriff
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Beth
    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Lewis
    David Conrad
    David Conrad
    • Tony
    Vera Farmiga
    Vera Farmiga
    • Kerrie
    Nick Sandow
    Nick Sandow
    • Ravitch
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • M.J.
    Ming Lee
    • Mr. Chandran
    Joel de la Fuente
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    • Mr. Doramin
    Richard Chang
    Richard Chang
    • Prosecutor
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    James McCauley
    • Famous Divorce Lawyer
    • (as James Michael McCauley)
    Brette Taylor
    Brette Taylor
    • Young Woman in Limo
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    Deanna Yusoff
    • Woman in Bar
    David Zayas
    David Zayas
    • Construction Foreman
    Amy Wong
    • Ticket Agent
    • (as Amy Wong)
    Is Issariya
    • Malaysian Woman in Hammock
    Ed Hodson
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    Kevin Scullin
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      • Joseph Ruben
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      • Pierre Jolivet(motion picture Force Majeure)
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      • Wesley Strick(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The first of two back to back films that Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche starred in together. After this, they recreated iconic roles in the remake of Psycho. Coincidentally, Vera Farmiga who made her film debut in this, also appeared in a retelling of Psycho with the TV series Bates Motel as Norman Bates' mother.
    • Goofs
      Long opening series of street scenes, local "color", was obviously filmed in Buddhist Thailand, complete with saffron-robed monks and red-green-gold Thai temples - Malaysia (population has 30 % non-Muslim minorities) doesn't have go-go bars or obvious brothels unlike Thailand).
    • Quotes

      Sheriff: I'm here, Lewis, I'm right here. You're not alone, Lewis. Look at me, Lewis. You're not alone, Lewis. Look at me. You're not alone. I'm here. Look at me. See me, Lewis. You're not alone. I'm right here. I'm right here, Lewis, I'm right here. I see you, Lewis. I'm right here. Lewis, you are not alone right now. I'm right here. You are not alone, Lewis. I see you. I see you, Lewis. I'm right here. You're not alone. You are not alone, Lewis!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: How Stella Got Her Groove Back/Return to Paradise/Snake Eyes/The Rat Pack/Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
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      Jing Jing (Firefly)

    User reviews141

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    Morality Tale
    This movie was one of the most powerful I have ever seen in terms of presenting the issue of what responsibility each of us has for our actions. It poses the question of whether two young men will return to Malaysia to serve prison terms for the hash purchases they made while on vacation. If they fail to act, the idealistic third member of their group will be executed. The performances by Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, and Joaquin Phoenix are superb.

    An added dimension is a short scene where the Vince Vaughn character asks his father for guidance on what he should do. Others also provide information and influence in shaping the decision on whether he should go back to Malaysia where jail conditions are so harsh his ability to survive a short term prison sentence is problematic.
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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1998 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Eastern State Penitentiary - 2124 Fairmont Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Propaganda Films
      • Tetragram
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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