Return To Paradise

Theatrical - Wide 1998-08-14

Cast Vince Vaughn Anne Heche Joaquin Phoenix David Conrad Jada Smith
Directed by Joseph Ruben
Written by Pierre Jolivet Olivier Schatzky Wesley Strick Bruce Robinson

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

College grads Sheriff (Vince Vaughn), Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix) and Tony (David Conrad) meet by chance and become close friends while touring Asia on vacation. They close out a month-long trip to Penang, Malaysia with a reckless drug-addled spree. Two years later,... See more Sheriff and Tony are pressed to return to paradise to share responsibility for a drug charge that all three committed to save the imprisoned Lewis’ life from a scheduled execution — a decision that would imperil their own lives.

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