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Overview

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Director:
Stuart Gillard
Writer:
Stuart Gillard (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 May 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Romance more
Tagline:
If Only It Could Have Been Forever... more
Plot:
David and Sarah travel with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus. At an oasis the white-slave agent 'Jackal' raids them... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Phoebe Cates is my favorite actress. more (26 total)

Cast

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Willie Aames ... David

Phoebe Cates ... Sarah
Tuvia Tavi ... The Jackal
Richard Curnock ... Geoffrey
Neil Vipond ... Reverend
Aviva Marks ... Rachel
Joseph Shiloach ... Ahmed
Shoshana Duer ... Bedouin Woman

Jerry Rosen ... Jackals Bodyguard
Riki Halfon ... Belly Dancer
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Directed by
Stuart Gillard 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stuart Gillard  writer

Produced by
Wendy Grean .... co-producer
Robert Lantos .... producer
Howard Lipson .... executive producer
Bruce Mallen .... executive producer
Lawrence Nesis .... associate producer
Stephen J. Roth .... producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Hoffert 
 
Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg 
 
Film Editing by
Howard Terrill 
 
Production Design by
Claude Bonniere 
 
Costume Design by
Mary Jane McCarty 
Julie Whitfield  (as Julie Ganton)
 
Production Management
Eitan Alon .... unit manager
Manon Bougie .... production supervisor (as Manon Bougie Boyer)
Raz Haen .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nitzan Aviram .... third assistant director
Zion Haen .... second assistant director
Jim Kaufman .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Ladislav Wilheim .... property master
 
Sound Department
Yohai Moshe .... boom operator
Eli Yarkoni .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Avi Avrahami .... electrician
Yoni Hamenachem .... still photographer
Avraham Leibman .... gaffer
 
Transportation Department
Michael Hartman .... transportation manager
 
Other crew
Monique Champagne .... script supervisor
Gene Corman .... creative consultant
Alex Dukay .... production coordinator
Harvey Edinoff .... accountant
Gadi Levi .... location manager
Danny Rossner .... production coordinator
Zigler Zeev .... crowd marshall
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
100 min | USA:90 min (Showtime Library Print)
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:R21 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-14 | South Korea:18 | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Israel
Company:
AVCO Embassy Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Phoebe Cates' film debut. more
Soundtrack:
Paradise Theme more

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User Comments

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Phoebe Cates is my favorite actress., 14 April 1999
Author: anonymous

I saw this film in 1982 when I was 14 years old (purpose: to see the much publicized full frontal nudity of the aptly named co-star Willie Aames.) The short scene (pun intended) did not impress me, nor did Aames' acting. However, Phoebe was such a strong confident actress she became my favorite actress. She followed with a terrific list of credits, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Private School (so-so movie but she was great in it), Lace I and II (excellent TV pictures), Gremlins I and II, Date With An Angel, Bright Lights Big City, Heart of Dixie, Shag, Drop Dead Fred, and Bodies Rest and Motion. Paradise is a Blue Lagoon rip-off but there are not too many films in that specific genre (Blue Lagoon 2, Castaway, Paradise 2) so I am glad they made the film. Besides, despite it's lack of originality, it is a good film. I think women young and old will enjoy the film (14 years and up due to tasteful appropriate nude scenes) because of it's romantic fantasy and strong female role, and I think guys will as long as they like a beautiful woman cavorting nude on a lost isle.

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