Return to Paradise
“Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.”
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
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Cast
22 people
Vince Vaughn
John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Known for
Hacksaw Ridge
The Internship
Anne Heche
Beth Eastern
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Volcano
Joaquin Phoenix
Lewis McBride
Known for
Joker
Her
David Conrad
Tony Croft
Known for
Ghost Whisperer
Wedding Crashers
Jada Pinkett Smith
M.J. Major
Known for
Madagascar
Gotham
Vera Farmiga
Kerrie
Known for
The Conjuring
Hawkeye
Nick Sandow
Ravitch
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Clarice
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Gaby
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Logan
Ming Lee
Mr. Chandran
Joel de la Fuente
Mr. Doramin
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Chang
Prosecutor
Also in
Windhorse
Never Forever
James McCauley
Famous Divorce Lawyer
Known for
I Am Legend
Crocodile
Joseph Ruben Director · Bruce Robinson Screenplay Wesley Strick Screenplay
Worldwide gross $8.3M · United States release August 10, 1998 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,300,000
Production
Tetragram
Production
Propaganda Films
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 10, 1998
Theatrical
United States · September 2, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
February 23, 2010 · Digital
January 14, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Czechia
July 12, 1999 · Physical
France
July 14, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 2, 1999 · Theatrical
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