Return to Paradise 1998

Name: Return to Paradise
Released: 1998-08-10
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Jada Pinkett Smith

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Joseph Ruben
Written by:	Bruce Robinson & Wesley Strick
Release date:	1998-08-10
Runtime:	109 minutes
Critics score:	71 / 100
Tagline:	Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.