Movie
Come See the Paradise
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-08-17
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dennis Quaid as Jack McGurn
- Tamlyn Tomita as Lily Kawamura
- Sab Shimono as Mr. Kawamura
- Brady Tsurutani as Frankie Kawamura
- Shizuko Hoshi as Mrs. Kawamura
- Stan Egi as Charlie Kawamura
- Ronald Yamamoto as Harry Kawamura
- Akemi Nishino as Dulcie Kawamura
- Naomi Nakano as Joyce Kawamura
- Elizabeth Gilliam as Younger Mini McGann
- Shyree Mezick as Middle Mini McGann
- Caroline Junko King as Older Mini McGann
Crew
- Alan Parker - Director
- Alan Parker - Writer
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