Come See the Paradise
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.
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Come See the Paradise
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 17, 1990
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
User Score
61%
Original Title
Come See the Paradise
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Director
Alan Parker
Description
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.
