Return to Paradise (1998)
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
Writers:
Bruce Robinson, Wesley Strick.
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Vince Vaughn as John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev |
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Anne Heche as Beth Eastern |
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Joaquin Phoenix as Lewis McBride |
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David Conrad as Tony Croft |
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Jada Pinkett Smith as M.J. Major |
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Vera Farmiga as Kerrie |
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Nick Sandow as Ravitch |
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Elizabeth Rodriguez as Gaby |
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Ming Lee as Mr. Chandran |
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Joel de la Fuente as Mr. Doramin |
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Richard Chang as Prosecutor |
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James McCauley as Famous Divorce Lawyer |
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Brette Taylor as Young Woman in Limo |
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Deanna Yusoff as Woman in Bar |
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David Zayas as Construction Foreman |
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Is Issariya as Malaysian Woman in Hammock |
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Ed Hodson as Features Editor |
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Kevin Scullin as Doorman #1 |
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Glenn Patrick as Doorman #2 |
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Patrick Teoh as Chief Justice |
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Curzon Dobell as Client |
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Amy Wong as Ticket Agent |
| Editing | Craig McKay | Editor |
| Writing | Bruce Robinson | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joseph Ruben | Director |
| Writing | Wesley Strick | Screenplay |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pierre Jolivet | Novel |
| Sound | Mark Mancina | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Ezra Swerdlow | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Julie A. Bloom | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juliet Polcsa | Costume Design |
| Directing | Michael E. Steele | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael E. Steele | Co-Producer |
| Production | Charles Wang | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Barry Wetcher | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kathleen Chopin | Casting |
| Directing | Corey B. Yugler | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lucille Smith | Assistant Production Manager |
| Art | Bill Groom | Production Design |
| Lighting | Jack Coffen | Rigging Gaffer |
| Art | Natalie N. Dorset | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Robert Griffon Jr. | Property Master |
| Art | Karl Shefelman | Storyboard Designer |
| Art | Carol Silverman | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Production | Steve Golin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Bihr | Key Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Jonathan Lumley | Gaffer |
| Production | David Arnold | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joel Hatch | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Ezra Swerdlow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alain Bernheim | Producer |
| Sound | Jeanne Gilliland | Boom Operator |
| Art | Dennis Bradford | Art Direction |
| Crew | Linda Shamest | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Paris | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | William Sarokin | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Miguel López-Castillo | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Betsy Klompus | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Art | Raymond M. Samitz | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Carrie Gerlach | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Malcolm Reid | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Stan Bochner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Jennifer Davidoff Cook | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Production | Lyn Pinezich | Location Manager |
| Editing | Michelle Botticelli | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Barbara Parks | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Jack Gill | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunt Double |
| Art | Rosa Pang | Art Direction |