Return to Paradise (1998)

  • R
  • 08/10/1998 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller, Romance
  • 1h 49m

Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.

Overview

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.

Joseph Ruben

Director

Bruce Robinson

Screenplay

Pierre Jolivet

Novel

Wesley Strick

Screenplay

Cast

Vince Vaughn's headshot

Vince Vaughn

John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Anne Heche's headshot

Anne Heche

Beth Eastern
Joaquin Phoenix's headshot

Joaquin Phoenix

Lewis McBride
David Conrad's headshot

David Conrad

Tony Croft
Jada Pinkett Smith's headshot

Jada Pinkett Smith

M.J. Major
Vera Farmiga's headshot

Vera Farmiga

Kerrie
Nick Sandow's headshot

Nick Sandow

Ravitch
Elizabeth Rodriguez's headshot

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Gaby

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