Return to Paradise
“Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.”
1998•R•1h 49m•6.5•Released
DramaThrillerRomance
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.
Director
Joseph Ruben
Writer
Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson
Languages
English
Studio
Tetragram
Cast
Vince Vaughn
John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Anne Heche
Beth Eastern
Joaquin Phoenix
Lewis McBride
David Conrad
Tony Croft
Jada Pinkett Smith
M.J. Major
Vera Farmiga
Kerrie
Nick Sandow
Ravitch
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Gaby
Ming Lee
Mr. Chandran
Joel de la Fuente
Mr. Doramin
Richard Chang
Prosecutor
James McCauley
Famous Divorce Lawyer
Brette Taylor
Young Woman in Limo
Deanna Yusoff
Woman in Bar
David Zayas
Construction Foreman
Production
Company
Tetragram
Company
Propaganda Films
Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Producer
Alain Bernheim
Producer
Steve Golin
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