Paradise (1991 film)
5.2 /10 1 Votes
36% Rotten Tomatoes Budget 34 million USD Duration Language English | 6.7/10 IMDb 2/4 Roger Ebert Genre Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 4 October 1991 (1991-10-04) Cast (Lily Reed), (Willard Young), (Billie Pike), (Ben Reed), (Sally Pike), (Rosemary Young) Similar movies Melanie Griffith appears in Paradise and Two Much Tagline It would take a miracle to save their love... and that's just what they got. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paradise is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. The original music score is composed by David Newman.
Contents
Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young (Elijah Wood).
It is a remake of the French film Le Grand Chemin by Jean-Loup Hubert.
Paradise 1991 starring elijah wood thora birch clip
Plot
Willard Young is a 10-year-old boy who is sent by his mother to stay with her best friend Lily Reed, who lives in the Delta shrimp-fishing country in a town called Paradise. Lily and her husband Ben have been living in an unmentioned emotional vacuum since the death of their own three-year-old boy. Willie makes friends with the local 9-year-old tomboy Billie Pike, who teaches him to be comfortable with himself. When Willard gains a handle on his own emotions, he can now help Lily and Ben to connect, overcome grief and rediscover themselves.
Cast
Reception
Paradise received mixed to negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
References
Paradise (1991 film) WikipediaParadise (1991 film) IMDbParadise (1991 film) Rotten TomatoesParadise (1991 film) Roger EbertParadise (1991 film) themoviedb.org