
Paradise
2004-01-01 · 93 min · ★ 4.1
Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the time Bobby was with NASA. Now they have built up an extensive TV empire. When their proposal to merge with a somewhat tarnished mogul is investigated by the government, skeletons in the Paradise closet come to light and the family either rallies behind or disparages the enterprise.
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- Frank Pierson
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- United States of America
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- Released
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David StrathairnReverend Bobby Paradise
Barbara HersheyElizabeth Paradise
Kirk AcevedoManny Marquez
Anita BaroneSammi
Vivienne BeneschAlison Paradise
Patrick John FluegerLuke Paradise
James Le GrosMatthew Paradise
Kiersten WarrenGrace Paradise
Elaine StritchIsabella
James GammonOld Cowboy
Rick HoffmanClark Cavanaugh
Shea WhighamJeremiah Alcott
Richard T. JonesSenator Michael Linney
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