Paradise (1991)
Overview
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $34,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,634,643.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.961 |
Directed By
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Crew
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Jean-Loup Hubert
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Jean-François Lepetit
Scott Kroopf
Robert W. Cort
Ted Field
Patrick J. Palmer
Jerzy Zieliński
David Newman
Éva Gárdos
Debra McDermott
Len Hunt
Johanna Ray
TOP CAST
Melanie Griffith
Lily Reed
Don Johnson
Ben Reed
Elijah Wood
Willard Young
Thora Birch
Billie Pike
Sheila McCarthy
Sally Pike
Eve Gordon
Rosemary Young
Louise Latham
Catherine Reston Lee
Greg Travis
Earl McCoy
Sarah Trigger
Darlene Pike
Richard K. Olsen
Minister
Rick Andosca
Ernest Parkett
Anthony Romano
Popular Boy
Timothy Erskine
Darlene's Boyfriend
Chestley Price
Bus Driver
Dave Hager
Bartender
John R. Copeman
Other Fisherman
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