Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

109 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 10, 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.

Return to Paradise

109 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 10, 1998

Return to Paradise
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Tetragram
Original title Return to Paradise
Directors Julie A. Bloom, Corey B. Yugler, Michael E. Steele, Joseph Ruben
Writers Pierre Jolivet, Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson

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

Ming Lee

as Mr. Chandran

Joel de la Fuente

as Mr. Doramin

Richard Chang

as Prosecutor

James McCauley

as Famous Divorce Lawyer

Brette Taylor

as Young Woman in Limo

Deanna Yusoff

as Woman in Bar

David Zayas

as Construction Foreman

Amy Wong

as Ticket Agent

Is Issariya

as Malaysian Woman in Hammock

Ed Hodson

as Features Editor

Kevin Scullin

as Doorman #1

Glenn Patrick

as Doorman #2