An American convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia faces execution as his attorney races to meet the demands of the Malaysian government—that the prisoner’s two friends return and serve three years in prison for their part in the offense. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Conrad., Three young guys – Vince Vaughn as Sheriff, David Conrad as Tony and Joaquin Phoenix as Lewis – spend an idyllic holiday in Malaysia enjoying the women, booze and hash. Two years later Beth a lawyer, tracks down Sheriff and Tony in New York and tells them that Lewis was arrested for possession of hash and is facing the death penalty. Sheriff and Tony must return to Malaysia, admit to the crime and spend three years in prison to save their friend. But they have only eight days to decide in this gripping drama., Joseph Ruben’s moral drama stars Vince Vaughn,David Conrad and Joaquin Phoenix as three guys who are livening it large in Malaysia. After a few weeks of rum, drugs and girls, the first two return home but Phoenix stays on. Two years later, a lawyer (Anne Heche) contacts Vaughn and Conrad. Just after they left, Phoenix was ‘discovered’ with enough hash to incur the death penalty. If they return and admit it was for all their use, they’ll all get three years. If just one returns, it’s six years. And if neither agree, Phoenix dies. Ruben’s film avoids Hollywood histrionics or heroics and instead centres on the struggle of all involved as they come to terms with the choices they must make but also serves up a satisfying sting in the tale., Morality drama about two men who must decide whether to remain safely in the US or return to Malaysia where a friend is facing the death penalty for possessing hashish, a crime in which they were all involved. They have two choices – to return to Malaysia and face a three-year jail sentence or stay in America and let their friend hang., This remake of Force Majeure (aka Uncontrollable Circumstances), a 1989 film with Alan Bates and Kristin Scott Thomas, recalls the prison plight depicted in Midnight Express (1978). Rambling around Asia, getting high and just having a good time, are three young men — Sheriff (Vince Vaughn), Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), and Tony (David Conrad). Sheriff and Tony say goodbye to Lewis, a conscientious Greenpeace activist and nature-lover who stays on to rescue endangered Borneo orangutans. Two years later, Tony is an architect about to marry, and Sheriff has a job driving a limo around New York City. When Beth (Anne Heche) steps into Sheriff’s limo, she tells him that she’s a lawyer working to save Lewis. He learns that Lewis was arrested by Malaysian authorities, tried as a drug dealer, convicted, and sentenced to death. Sheriff’s actions of trashing a borrowed bicycle and casually disposing of 100 grams of hash make him responsible for Lewis’s predicament, but does he feel guilty enough to get involved? The execution is only eight days away, but it will not happen if Tony and/or Sheriff return to also serve time — three years each if both come back, but six years if only one returns. Investigating this story is reporter M.J. Major (Jada Pinkett Smith), who views the situation as an important international news story. Tony readily agrees to go back and save Lewis — but only if Sheriff also returns with him. Sheriff initially declines, prompting the desperate Beth to find ways to convince him to go. Complicating matters, Sheriff and Beth begin to find they are attracted to each other. Director Joseph Ruben filmed in Hong Kong, Macao, and Thailand, with Malaysian prison interiors shot in Philadelphia.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Return to Paradise ” ?
A: The main cast includes Vince Vaughn,Anne Heche,Joaquin Phoenix,Jada Pinkett Smith,David Conrad,Vera Farmiga,Nick Sandow,Ming Lee,Joel de la Fuente,Richard Chang,James Michael McCauley,Brettanya Friese,Deanna Yusoff,David Arnold,Kathleen Chopin,Andrew Mondshein,Keith Campbell,Elaine Offers,Bruce Robinson,Wesley Strick,Reynaldo Villalobos,William Sarokin,Jason Kliot,Bill Groom,Ezra Swerdlow,Juliet Polcsa,Craig McKay,Kathryn Bihr,Dennis Bradford.
Q: When Did the “Return to Paradise” Released?
A: The Movie “Return to Paradise” originally aired on 1998-08-14 and released in the year of 1998.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Return to Paradise” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Return to Paradise” ?
A: “Return to Paradise” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
