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Return to Paradise( 1998)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vince Vaughn

      John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev

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      Anne Heche

      Beth Eastern

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      Joaquin Phoenix

      Lewis McBride

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      David Conrad

      Tony Croft

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      Jada Pinkett Smith

      M.J. Major

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      Vera Farmiga

      Kerrie

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      Nick Sandow

      Ravitch

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      Elizabeth Rodriguez

      Gaby

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      Ming Lee

      Mr. Chandran

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      Joel de la Fuente

      Mr. Doramin

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      Richard Chang

      Prosecutor

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      James McCauley

      Famous Divorce Lawyer

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      Brette Taylor

      Young Woman in Limo

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      Deanna Yusoff

      Woman in Bar

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      David Zayas

      Construction Foreman

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      Is Issariya

      Malaysian Woman in Hammock

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      Ed Hodson

      Features Editor

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      Kevin Scullin

      Doorman #1

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      Glenn Patrick

      Doorman #2

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      Patrick Teoh

      Chief Justice

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      Curzon Dobell

      Client

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      Amy Wong

      Ticket Agent

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    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Sat Jan 15 2022
    _**Great moral conundrum and message, but too contrived**_ "Return to Paradise" (1998) is about three Americans in Malaysia. Two of them are friends from New York City (Vincent Vaughn and David Conrad) and the other they meet there, an environmental-hippie type (Joaquin Phoenix). The three have a great time partying together and then the two from New York go back to the grind in the USA. Two years later they find out that their friend in Malaysia has been in prison for having too much hashish, which the three purchased together. Due to the country's severe drug laws, those considered traffic...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • death penalty
    • friendship
    • malaysia
    • marijuana
    • childhood friends