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Paradise

1991-09-18 · 111 min · ★ 6.2

Drama

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

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Directors
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures, Grand Highway Productions, Interscope Communications, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 34,000,000
Revenue
USD 18,634,643

Top Cast

Melanie GriffithMelanie GriffithLily Reed
Don JohnsonDon JohnsonBen Reed
Elijah WoodElijah WoodWillard Young
Thora BirchThora BirchBillie Pike
Sheila McCarthySheila McCarthySally Pike
Eve GordonEve GordonRosemary Young
Louise LathamLouise LathamCatherine Reston Lee
Greg TravisGreg TravisEarl McCoy
Sarah TriggerSarah TriggerDarlene Pike
Richard K. OlsenRichard K. OlsenMinister
Rick AndoscaRick AndoscaErnest Parkett
Anthony RomanoPopular Boy
Timothy ErskineDarlene's Boyfriend
Chestley PriceBus Driver
Dave HagerDave HagerBartender
John R. CopemanOther Fisherman

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