Paradise (1991 film)
5.2 /10 1 Votes
36% Rotten Tomatoes Budget 34 million USD Duration Language English | 6.7/10 2/4 Genre Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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.

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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.
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Reception

Paradise received mixed to negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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