Return to Paradise (1998)

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R | 1 hr 49 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Remake | Released: 8/14/1998 |Box Office Total: $8.2M

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Synopsis:

College grads Sheriff, Lewis and Tony 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 spree that two years later would test the boundaries of their friendship and tragically alter their lives: Lewis is sentenced to die in Malaysia for a drug deal, thusly Sheriff and Tony must decide whether they will imperil their own lives by returning to paradise and turning themselves into Malaysian officials, with the real truth, in order to save their friend's life.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/14/1998

Director	Credit
Joseph Ruben	Director
Cast	Credit
Vince Vaughn	Sheriff
Greg Baglia
Claudia Besso
Anne Heche	Beth
Joaquin Phoenix	Lewis
Blanca Camacho
Gilbert Cruz
David Conrad	Tony
Vera Farmiga	Kerrie
Patricia R Floyd
David Kramer
Nick Sandow	Ravitch
Jada Pinkett Smith	M J Major
Robert Lunney
Ming Lee	Mr Chandran
Rae Wright
Joel De La Fuente	Mr Doramin
Richard Chang
Richard Chang	Prosecutor
Fatimah Hashim
Adriene Hashimi
James McCauley	Famous Divorce Lawyer
Brettanya Friese	Young Woman in Limo
Ikmail Ismail
Deanna Yusoff	Woman in Bar
David Lee
David Zayas	Construction Foreman
Chan Lim
Haris Mohomed
Amy Wong	Ticket Agent
Is Issariya	Malaysian Woman in Hammock
Mary O'Shaughnessy
Nurul Huda Rahim
Ed Hodson	Features Editor
Kevin Scullin	Doorman No 1
Dolly Unithan
Glenn Patrick	Doorman No 2
Simpson Wong
Yusmal Ghazali	Scruffy Guy No 1
Aril Izani	Scruffy Guy No 2
Kwak Wai	Scruffy Guy No 3
Curzon Dobell	Client
Vincent Patrick	Tavern Waiter
Elizabeth Rodriguez	Gaby
Teoh Kah Yong	Chief Justice
Rebecca Saifer	Hotel Waitress
Rebecca Boyd	Restaurant Hostess
Woon-Kin Chin	Guard
Regina Wu	Bailiff
Production Credits	Credit
Alain Bernheim	Producer
David Arnold	Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow	Executive Producer
Steve Golin	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Arnold Entertainment	Production Company
Propaganda Films Europe	Production Company
Lava Films Inc	Production Company
Tetragram	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Polygram Films International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Polygram Films International	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal Pictures Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Macau, China
New York City, New York, USA
Hong Kong
Thailand
Writer	Credit
Bruce Robinson	Screenplay
Bruce Robinson	Screenplay
Wesley Strick	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Karen Wheeler	Post-Production Accountant
Ellen Hofstadter-Shapiro	Accountant - accounting supervisor
Mara Hade Connolly	Production Accountant
Jodi Shapera Yeager	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Jorge Aguirre	Accountant - payroll accountant
Peter Leung	Production Accountant
Jessica Johnson	Accountant - accounting clerk
Rachanee Patarapongwatana	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Miguel Lopez-Castillo	Assistant Art Director
Kriskorn Pasutanavin	Art Department - sign artist
Karl Shefelman	Storyboard Artist
Steven Richetts	Scenic Artist - Scenic
Dennis Bradford	Art Director
Anthony J DiMeo	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Natalie N Dorset	Art Department Coordinator
Betsy Klompus	Set Decorator
Bill Groom	Production Designer
Carol Silverman	Assistant Set Decorator
Chung Tak Cheung	Swing Gang
Chris Nelson	Lead Person - leadperson
Cheng Ping Chi	Swing Gang
Joseph Bird ('Pepe')	Set Dresser
Pravit Chuenchulux	Lead Person - leadman
Ken Chiu	Set Decorator
Rosa Pang	Art Director
Anusorn Musikabut	Assistant Art Director
Arin Pinijvararak	Art Director
Somsak Chuenchulux	Lead Person - leadman
Cholwika Koomkaew	Set Decorator
Gregg Aharoni	Set Dresser
Chan Ching Kan	Swing Gang
Joseph R Bird	Set Dresser
Lai Pak Shing	Swing Gang
Prasert Chuenchulux	Swing Gang
Christopher Ferraro	Set Dresser
Somroeng Pojbua	Swing Gang
Gary Levitsky	Set Dresser
Alan Muzeni	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Eric R Zuckerman	Casting Associate
Karen E Etcoff	Extras Casting
Chris Chan	Casting - casting coordinator
David Kramer	Voice Casting
Bill Tripician	Extras Casting - extras casting associates
Melody Nichols	Extras Casting - extras casting associates
Craft Services	Credit
Solange G Monnier	Craft Service - craft services
Lauren Gale	Catering - caterer
Mark Goldstein	Craft Service - craft services
Udom Chumlur	Craft Service - craft services
Somdech Chumlur	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Howard Weiner	Video Playback
Barry Wetcher	Photography - still photographer
Scott Maguire	Camera Trainee
Edwin A Effrein	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
Patrick Ho	Camera - "A" camera loader
David Orr	Color
Reynaldo Villalobos	Director of Photography
David Knox	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Alan Miller	Video - video montage
Leung Wing Hong	Camera - "B" camera loader
Phil Cohen	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Hubert Van Es	Photography - still photographer
Patrick Loungway	Photography - effects photography
Michael Cambria	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 2nd assistant
Stanley Hung	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Adam Putnam-Thomas	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Luk Wa Wai	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Thomas Drescher	Music Editor
Shoukichi Kina	Song
Shoukichi Kina	Song Performer
Mark Mancina	Orchestrations
Mark Mancina	Music
Ron Applegate	Soloist - French horn soloist
Christopher Ward	Music Producer - score producer
Fred Selden	Flutist - solo flute/ethnic woodwinds
Frankie Pine	Music Supervisor
Joseph Magee	Music - music recording engineer
David Metzger	Orchestrations
Equal	Song Performer
Tito Kawachi	Song
Jon Clarke	Soloist - Oboe/English horn soloist
Robb Boyd	Music - music production coordinator
Kenny Barron	Song Performer
Ken Woon Liew	Song
Domenico Scarlatti	Music
Benny Carter	Song
Ray Drummond	Song Performer
Ben Riley	Song Performer
Alan Mirikitani	Song
Alan Mirikitani	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Jack Gill	Stunt Coordinator
Joe Bucaro	Stunt Man - stunt double sheriff
Victor Chan	Stunts - stunt guard
Peter Bucosi	Stunt Coordinator
Jimmy Pui Wong	Stunts - stunt guard
Keith Campbell	Stunt Man
Michael Chan	Stunts - stunt guard
Jimmy N Roberts III	Stunt Man
Boun Vongphakdy	Stunts - stunt guard
Janet Paparazzo	Stunt Man - stunt double young woman in limo
Nadeem Najafi	Stunts - stunt guard
Production Management	Credit
Thomas Leung	Unit Manager
Linda Shamest Rosman	Post-Production Supervisor
Lucille Masone Smith	Assistant Unit Manager - assistant unit production manager
Bart Schoudel	Assistant Production Coordinator
Helen Anne Rella	DGA Trainee
Evelyn Pinezich	Location Manager
Mike Kriaris	Assistant Location Manager
Joel Hatch	Production Supervisor
Patricia Carey	Location Assistant
Deirdre Cook Donohue	Production Coordinator
Corey B Yugler	Script Supervisor
Ezra Swerdlow	Unit Production Manager
Chu Chung On	Production Manager
Michael Steele	Assistant Director
Jeffery Angel	Location Assistant
Julie A Bloom	Assistant Director
Scott Koenig	Production Supervisor
Venus Cheuk	Production Coordinator
Peter Chu	Location Manager
Penny Kanjanapinchote	Production Manager
Jonathan Jones	Location Assistant
Louis J Guerra	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Allen Wan	Production Supervisor
Thhongterd Mahasuwan	Location Manager
Suwimon Petcharayutporn ('O')	Production Coordinator
O J Tang	Assistant Director
Apichart Chusakul	Assistant Director
Tippawan Mamanee ('Paew')	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Carrie Gerlach	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Reilly Steele	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho	Foley Artist
Jane McCulley	ADR Editor
Barbara Parks	Assistant Sound Editor
Pam DeMetruis	Foley Editor
David Boulton	ADR Mixer
George A. Lara	Foley Mixer
Bobby Johanson	ADR - ADR recordist
Jeanne L Gilliland	Boom Operator
William Sarokin	Sound Mixer
Richard King	Sound Effects Editor
Stan Bochner	Sound Editor
Baldwin Leung	Boom Operator - boom man
Ryan Collison	Foley Artist
Adam Lipsius	Assistant Sound Editor
Barry Malawski	ADR Editor
Dominic Tavella	Rerecording - re-recording
Jackson Schwartz	ADR Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Craig Barron	Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects Coordinator
Krystyna Demkowicz	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Christopher Evans	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Elizabeth Feldbauer	Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathryn Bihr	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Pensri Boonjaroen	Wardrobe Assistant
Lauren Press	Costumes - assistant costume supervisor
Francesca Paris	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Elaine Offers	Makeup Artist - Anne Heche's makeup artist
Lori Guidroz	Hair Stylist - Anne Heche's hairstylist
Elizabeth Gulczynski	Wardrobe Supervisor
Alice Lee	Wardrobe Supervisor
Chenaputtakun Udompon	Makeup Artist - makeup artist/hair stylist
Trachai Prisana	Wardrobe Supervisor
Yiamchavee Ardich	Makeup Artist - makeup artist/hair stylist
Irene Lo	Wardrobe Supervisor
Prisana Traichai	Wardrobe Supervisor

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