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Come See the Paradise (1990)

Movie"In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America."
Audience Score
61
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R 2 hr 13 minDec 23rd, 1990Drama, History, Romance
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.
StarringDennis QuaidTamlyn TomitaSab Shimono
DirectorAlan Parker
WriterAlan Parker

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 23rd, 1990
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 6th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Come See the Paradise on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
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