Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Joe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky

Release Date:

12 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Institutional Discrimination | Child Murder | Dead Children | Miscarriage Of Justice | Mistake Of Law

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Kathy Bakken	...	Herself
Jason Baldwin	...	Himself
Steven Branch	...	Himself
Christopher Byers	...	Himself
John Mark Byers	...	Himself
Melissa Byers	...	Herself
Damien Wayne Echols	...	Himself
Pam Echols	...	Herself
Jessie Miskelly	...	Himself
Jessie Miskelly Sr.	...	Himself
Michael Moore
Grove Pashley	...	Himself
Burk Sauls	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Revelations: Paradise Lost 2 (USA) (theatrical title)

Runtime:

Greece:130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:Unrated

Company:

Creative Thinking International Ltd.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At one point the on-screen date for a trial scene is listed as January of 1993. The murders didn't occur until May of that year.

Movie Connections:

Version of Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

OK, first off...

There are a couple of ignorant comments that I wanted to address from other posters here. Firstly, The individual who stated that the filmmakers spent the most time on screen was totally wrong, as the filmmakers NEVER appeared on camera. I think this person was referring to the group that was dedicated to freeing the "West Memphis Three." These were just more characters in the story, not the filmmakers. Also, another person pointed out that the polygraph test as if it were indisputable proof that the step-father had not done this crime. I don't agree. 1.He was taking alot of drugs, not to mention he was obviously mentally challenged. 2. right before he took the test, he was obviously lying about a great deal of things (he said he never had trouble with the law, he said he did not know how his wife died, and in the very next sentence referred to the "murder" of his wife, etc.)3. he had spent a great deal of time convincing everyone and himself that he had not done it, that he may just have believed it. Now, He may or may not have been responsible, I am not going to try and convince anyone, but at least pay attention when making your decisions. It just doesn't make sense to me that those boys did this when you look at the evidence. The first film did a better job of presenting the case than this one, but part two is a great continuation of the case. It would have been pointless to cover too much old ground. So if you are able to find part one anywhere, or it comes on HBO again, watch it if you have not.