Paradise (1982 film)

Paradise is a 1982 English language Canadianproduced romance and adventure film starring Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames, written and directed by Stuart Gillard. The original music score was composed by Paul Hoffert with the theme song written and produced by Joel Diamond and L. Russell Brown and sung by Phoebe Cates.

The film was rated R for nudity and sexuality. The film genre was described as exotic teen a teen film set in exotic locations which began with The Blue Lagoon in 1980. The song Paradise was one of the leaders of the pop music hit parade around the world for a long time, becoming one of the biggest hits of the 1980s and giving resultant fame to the film, more so than the reverse.In the Georgian era, in 1823, David Aames and Sarah Cates, two teenagers, travel with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus. At an oasis, the white slave agent Jackal raids them, mainly to add the beautiful young Sarah to his harem. David and Sarah and her servant, Geoffrey, narrowly escape, but all the others are slain in the massacre including Davids American missionary parents. However, Geoffrey doesnt survive long, as he sees an encampment that, unbeknownst to him, is run by the Jackal. Geoffrey goes to the encampment seeking help but is killed by the Jackal as the remaining duo takes a rest in a nearby enclave on their westerly direction toward civilization. ........

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