paradise

Director: mary agnes donoghue

Actor: melanie griffith,don johnson,elijah wood,thora birch

Data Published: Fri Oct 04 1991

Genres: Drama

Key Words: child's point of view,loss of son,female nudity,bare breasts,bullying

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102631/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_(1991_film)

Description: Paradise is a movie starring Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, and Elijah Wood. Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a...

Plot: Willard Young is a 10-year-old boy who is sent by his mother to stay with her best friend Lily Reed, who lives in the Delta shrimp-fishing country in a town called Paradise. Lily and her husband Ben have been living in an unmentioned emotional vacuum since the death of their own three-year-old boy. Willie makes friends with the local 9-year-old tomboy Billie Pike, who teaches him to be comfortable with himself. When Willard gains a handle on his own emotions, he can now help Lily and Ben to connect, overcome grief and rediscover themselves.