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Paradise

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After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David (Willie Aames) and Sarah (Phoebe Cates) flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal (Tuvia Tavi), a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.

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Dwight Brown Sepia 08/10/2022
Poorly written, directed, and acted, only a few generous location shots of Israel save this film from being the worst carbon-copy picture of all time. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 08/30/2004
Paradise... is The Blue Lagoon with camels. It is also, without doubt, the best camel movie of the year to date, though the producers probably mean it to be romantic, and camels are not, by any stretch of the imagination, romantic. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Mar 9
C
Has a great deal of difficulty trying to get through a simple study of sexploitation and nature's ways. Go to Full Review
Neil Cohen Echo Magazine 07/29/2007
1/5
Fr. Chris Carpenter Catholic Sun 11/04/2004
1/5
Oz eFilmCritic.com 06/07/2004
1/5
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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz 06/01/2024 A pretty and dreaming movie! See more Leonardo T 06/02/2023 Sorry to say, there's only one reason to watch this POS; Phoebe Cates-sans clothes See more 05/08/2023 Over 40 years old and I remember watching this over 10 years ago Starring a young Phoebe Cates and Willie Aimes They star as David and Sarah in the year 1823 Georgian era Suddenly they are attacked by Arab marauders, much of the adults are slain including their parents Their leader is 'The Jackal' who makes it clear he wants Sarah all to himself Both she and David escape into the desert hoping to get away from the marauders So they both have to rely on each other to survive but also keep hope alive they can see civilization again Along the way they discover puberty, love, and the physical act of love It's actually not as terrible as people make it out to be it takes the setup of what 'Blue Lagoon' did but if you're tuning into this film just for the nude scenes just be aware its pretty softcore It delivers on what it promises; two people meet and by fate lose everything they ever cared for and have to rely on one another to live outside cut off from society The scenery in the film is spectacular with locations shifting from desert to beach to ocean to oasis I can certainly point out the small problems this movie makes such as the score which is pretty overbearing for the majority of the story and Phoebe Cates (shes gotta work a bit better on her line delivery) But besides that I really admire this touching, heartwarming, and very romantic love story and man I really love how those chimps steal every scene! And unlike the 'Blue Lagoon' theres actually a real threat looking over these people's shoulders Lastly the thing Im most glad about is the ending...it didnt make me cry and didn't suck So despite Cates being a bit off with her lines and being iffy about the lovemaking portions later in life she gets to sing the song during the end credits Overall I still liked this a lot See more 12/07/2016 Phobe Cates nude scenes fantastic See more 07/01/2014 this guy ruined this movie, he has the most stupid voice of any movie, who put this guy in this movie ???? they should be shot..... See more 08/28/2013 Really shouldn't be compared to Blue Lagoon. Sure they do have to fend for themselves for half of the movie, but there's more going on in the story. So this is much better than Blue Lagoon. There's some good action scenes, and the two of them are trying to escape and get somewhere. They made a nice couple, there was a little comedy, and they weren't entirely clueless and helpless which helps the audience watch it. It's not a great movie, but it was okay. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David (Willie Aames) and Sarah (Phoebe Cates) flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal (Tuvia Tavi), a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.
Director
Stuart Gillard
Producer
Robert Lantos, Stephen J. Roth, Wendy Grean
Screenwriter
Stuart Gillard
Production Co
Embassy Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m