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Return to Paradise

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Return to Paradise (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 27  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: Tony is a successful architect, ready to be married. Sherriff is a devil-may-care limo driver. Two years prior, they had been in Malaysia living the high life with a third buddy, Lewis. Lewis stayed on to continue their hedonistic lifestyle. His long-lost buddies don't know, however, that he... Tony is a successful architect, ready to be married. Sherriff is a devil-may-care limo driver. Two years prior, they had been in Malaysia living the high life with a third buddy, Lewis. Lewis stayed on to continue their hedonistic lifestyle. His long-lost buddies don't know, however, that he is in prison, sentenced to die because of them. If a lawyer can persuade Tony and Sherriff to return to Malaysia and serve 3 years in the same prison, Lewis' life will be spared. Will they sacrifice that portion of their lives to save the life of a friend? [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Jada Pinkett

Director: Joseph Ruben
Screenwriter: Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson
Producer: Alain Bernheim, Steve Golin
Composer: Mark Mancina

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 11, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Cast and Crew Filmographies

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Involving drama about our responsibilities to others.

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Leonard Schwarz
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12/08/02
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Truly Unforgettable. A tour-de-force for Phoenix.

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What one ambitious person does in New York City affects the deliberations of a judge in Malaysia.

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