Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise
Release: 1998-08-10
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 6.5
Drama
Thriller
Romance
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Tetragram
Propaganda Films
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Cast
Vince Vaughn
as John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Anne Heche
as Beth Eastern
Joaquin Phoenix
as Lewis McBride
David Conrad
as Tony Croft
Jada Pinkett Smith
as M.J. Major
Vera Farmiga
as Kerrie
Nick Sandow
as Ravitch
Elizabeth Rodriguez
as Gaby
Joel de la Fuente
as Mr. Doramin
James McCauley
as Famous Divorce Lawyer
Brette Taylor
as Young Woman in Limo
Deanna Yusoff
as Woman in Bar
David Zayas
as Construction Foreman
Kevin Scullin
as Doorman #1
Patrick Teoh
as Chief Justice
Curzon Dobell
as Client
Crew
Craig McKay
Editor
Bruce Robinson
Screenplay
Joseph Ruben
Director
Wesley Strick
Screenplay
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Pierre Jolivet
Novel
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Joe Bucaro III
Stunt Double
Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Karl Shefelman
Storyboard Designer
Steve Golin
Producer
David Arnold
Executive Producer
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Lyn Pinezich
Location Manager
Jack Gill
Second Unit Director