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Paradise

Paradise

It would take a miracle to save their love... and that's just what they got.

19916.21h 51m

Overview

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.

Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue
Written by Mary Agnes Donoghue, Jean-Loup Hubert
Produced by Scott Kroopf, Patrick J. Palmer
Box OfficeBudget: $34.0MRevenue: $18.6M

Top Cast

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Lily Reed

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Ben Reed

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Willard Young

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Billie Pike

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Sally Pike

Eve Gordon

Eve Gordon

Rosemary Young

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Catherine Reston Lee

Greg Travis

Greg Travis

Earl McCoy

Sarah Trigger

Sarah Trigger

Darlene Pike

Richard K. Olsen

Richard K. Olsen

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Themes & Keywords

relationship problemsremakegriefsummerwoman directorchild care

About Paradise

Paradise is a drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of relationship problems, remake, grief, summer, woman director, child care. Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue, it stars Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood. A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.

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