Synopsis
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.
Key facts
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Original language
English
Setting
Los Angeles, New York City
Trailer
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2001 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1990 generic
Titles
| Original title | Come See the Paradise | |
| Québec French title | Bienvenue au paradis |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Come See The Paradise - Randy Edelman, Elton Farokh Ahi (1990) | 1 release, 1990: Milan America |
| CD | Come See The Paradise - Randy Edelman, Elton Farokh Ahi (1990) | 3 releases, 1990-1991: Milan America, Varèse Sarabande, Victor |
| Cassette | Come See The Paradise - Randy Edelman, Elton Farokh Ahi (1990) | 2 releases, 1990: Milan America, Varèse Sarabande |
Full credits
| Director | Alan Parker |
| Cast | Dennis Quaid |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
