Return to Paradise Page #11

Synopsis: Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their camp and found amazingly large quantities of hash left about. Phoenix was still residing there, so he had to take the blame. He is set to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the two friends come back to paradise and take their share of the responsibilty. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he will spend six years behind bars...
Director(s): Joseph Ruben
Production: PolyGram Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
1998
111 min
269 Views


I didn't come back here today

because I'm courageous.

904

01:
31:45,506 -- 01:31:49,124

I came back here because

I've been careless for a very long time,

905

01:
31:49,343 -- 01:31:51,549

and I'm sick of that feeling.

906

01:
31:52,930 -- 01:31:56,879

The simple fact, Your Honour,

is that I am responsible.

907

01:
31:58,268 -- 01:32:00,724

And I'm also scared.

908

01:
32:02,439 -- 01:32:05,642

But I am willing to do

whatever is necessary...

909

01:
32:07,903 -- 01:32:10,690

in order for you

to spare my friend's life.

910

01:
32:16,620 -- 01:32:18,529

How do you plead?

911

01:
32:18,747 -- 01:32:21,036

I'm guilty.

912

01:
32:22,793 -- 01:32:27,087

You will be detained in Penang Prison

to await sentence.

913

01:
33:01,582 -- 01:33:04,915

He asked the prosecutor

if he will now reduce the charges.

914

01:
33:11,258 -- 01:33:13,583

The prosecutor has agreed.

915

01:
33:30,235 -- 01:33:34,067

Chief Justice will be back

shortly with his decision.

916

01:
33:54,635 -- 01:33:56,711

Beth?

917

01:
33:58,180 -- 01:34:00,801

We're back in session.

918

01:
34:01,016 -- 01:34:03,258

- We're back?

- Yeah.

919

01:
34:30,045 -- 01:34:34,837

The Deputy Home Minister is angered

about some international news story.

920

01:
34:35,050 -- 01:34:37,506

I'm not sure what.

921

01:
34:44,476 -- 01:34:47,975

iA story that was picked up

by the Asian International Tribune./i

922

01:
34:48,188 -- 01:34:52,850

"In a country proud of its many species

of exotic butterflies,

923

01:
34:53,068 -- 01:34:55,773

a butterfly is

about to be broken on a wheel. "

924

01:
34:56,697 -- 01:34:59,188

"The wheel is Malaysian justice,

925

01:
34:59,408 -- 01:35:03,868

a term which strikes one

American woman as a cruel joke."

926

01:
35:04,079 -- 01:35:06,866

- Your Honour...

- "The woman is Beth McBride..."

927

01:
35:07,082 -- 01:35:09,869

- I didn't do this.

- "... whose brother was arrested

928

01:
35:10,085 -- 01:35:12,623

two years ago in Penang."

929

01:
35:12,838 -- 01:35:16,207

"Blamed for having bought

hashish with two friends,

930

01:
35:16,425 -- 01:35:21,383

this nature-loving young man now,

incredibly, faces death. "

931

01:
35:21,597 -- 01:35:25,345

- She was determined to write the story.

- Silence!

932

01:
35:26,351 -- 01:35:30,301

We know you westerners don't understand

our attitude toward drugs.

933

01:
35:30,522 -- 01:35:32,681

But we don't understand yours.

934

01:
35:32,900 -- 01:35:37,478

Your cities are decaying, the souls of

your young people are stolen from you.

935

01:
35:38,697 -- 01:35:43,193

Our laws may seem harsh but our streets

remain safe and our youth is protected.

936

01:
35:43,410 -- 01:35:47,989

So when an American journalist

criticises ourjudicial system...

937

01:
35:48,207 -- 01:35:52,833

- Your Honour, I begged her not to.

- Silence!

938

01:
35:56,423 -- 01:35:58,416

Lewis McBride...

939

01:
36:04,056 -- 01:36:05,965

What is he saying?

940

01:
36:12,356 -- 01:36:13,933

What is he saying?

941

01:
36:14,149 -- 01:36:19,191

He will not amend the charge now.

Lewis must be hanged tomorrow.

942

01:
36:21,365 -- 01:36:24,484

What? Lewis!

943

01:
36:24,701 -- 01:36:27,453

Your Honour, I came back here.

You can't hang him!

944

01:
36:31,708 -- 01:36:37,295

- You hang on, Lewis!

- Beth, I love you!

945

01:
36:37,506 -- 01:36:41,373

Get your f***ing hands off me.

What is the matter with you people?

946

01:
36:41,593 -- 01:36:44,464

What is the matter with you people?

947

01:
36:44,680 -- 01:36:47,716

You are gonna go straight to hell,

you motherf***er!

948

01:
36:47,933 -- 01:36:50,887

You lying son of a b*tch!

949

01:
36:51,103 -- 01:36:53,594

Goddamn it! Sheriff!

950

01:
38:29,952 -- 01:38:32,703

I don't wanna die! No!

951

01:
38:32,913 -- 01:38:34,989

You f***ing bastards!

952

01:
38:39,002 -- 01:38:43,498

I don't wanna die! Help!

953

01:
38:43,715 -- 01:38:46,586

Lewis. Lewis!

954

01:
38:46,802 -- 01:38:49,257

Lewis!

955

01:
38:49,471 -- 01:38:52,389

Please let go of me!

956

01:
38:58,939 -- 01:39:01,975

You f***ing bastards!

957

01:
39:25,007 -- 01:39:27,130

No! No!

958

01:
39:36,685 -- 01:39:39,057

Lew! Lewis!

959

01:
39:44,735 -- 01:39:48,068

Lewis!

960

01:
39:48,280 -- 01:39:51,530

Lewis! Lewis, goddamn it! Look up here!

961

01:
39:51,742 -- 01:39:54,908

- Sheriff!

- I'm here, Lewis!

962

01:
39:55,120 -- 01:39:57,196

I'm right here!

963

01:
39:57,414 -- 01:39:59,241

You're not alone, Lewis!

964

01:
40:03,754 -- 01:40:06,161

Look at me, Lewis!

965

01:
40:06,381 -- 01:40:09,548

You're not alone, Lewis.

Look at me. You're not alone.

966

01:
40:09,760 -- 01:40:12,796

I'm here. Look at me. See me, Lewis.

967

01:
40:13,013 -- 01:40:16,382

You're not alone. I'm right here.

968

01:
40:16,600 -- 01:40:19,056

I'm right here, Lewis.

969

01:
40:19,269 -- 01:40:21,725

I see you, Lewis. I'm right here.

970

01:
40:21,939 -- 01:40:24,893

Lewis, you are not alone right now.

I'm right here.

971

01:
40:25,108 -- 01:40:27,860

You are not alone, Lewis. I see you.

972

01:
40:28,070 -- 01:40:30,608

I see you, Lewis. I'm here.

You're not alone.

973

01:
40:31,573 -- 01:40:34,147

You are not alone, Lewis!

974

01:
41:19,997 -- 01:41:22,155

Right. OK.

975

01:
41:33,510 -- 01:41:36,048

Where am I going here?

976

01:
42:24,686 -- 01:42:26,264

Beth.

977

01:
42:37,157 -- 01:42:39,613

- Were you there?

- Yeah.

978

01:
42:41,453 -- 01:42:43,778

He wasn't afraid, Beth.

979

01:
42:46,166 -- 01:42:48,491

He walked right past me.

980

01:
42:48,710 -- 01:42:53,372

And then I saw him go past

all the guards and he was calm.

981

01:
42:53,590 -- 01:42:58,833

Come on, Sheriff. Tell me the truth.

982

01:
42:59,054 -- 01:43:02,553

It was hard. It was hard. But, uh...

983

01:
43:04,226 -- 01:43:06,717

You know, I think that, uh...

984

01:
43:08,438 -- 01:43:12,650

he found, at the end, Beth,

at the end...

985

01:
43:15,654 -- 01:43:18,359

I mean, he was Lewis, you know?

986

01:
43:19,741 -- 01:43:22,446

At that last second,

987

01:
43:22,661 -- 01:43:25,662

I swear to God,

988

01:
43:25,873 -- 01:43:28,114

he was at peace with everything.

989

01:
43:29,376 -- 01:43:31,499

He was.

990

01:
43:35,841 -- 01:43:39,044

I just wish I could have done something.

991

01:
43:39,261 -- 01:43:43,638

If I could have been there

to do something. Fight harder.

992

01:
43:43,849 -- 01:43:47,300

You did everything you could.

Nobody could have done more.

993

01:
43:47,519 -- 01:43:50,722

You've gotta believe that.

Nobody did more than you did.

994

01:
43:52,441 -- 01:43:54,647

Nobody could have done more.

995

01:
43:54,860 -- 01:43:58,478

- You did everything you could.

- You should have gone back with Tony.

996

01:
43:58,697 -- 01:44:00,737

Why didn't you go back with Tony?

997

01:
44:02,451 -- 01:44:05,120

I couldn't go back with Tony.

998

01:
44:07,122 -- 01:44:12,579

I couldn't go back because

I knew that you were waiting for me.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Wesley Strick

Wesley Strick (born February 11, 1954) is an American screenwriter who has written such films as the comic-horror hit Arachnophobia, the Martin Scorsese remake of Cape Fear and the videogame adaptation Doom. Since 2015, Strick has worked as a writer/executive producer on The Man in the High Castle (Amazon TV series). more…

All Wesley Strick scripts | Wesley Strick Scripts

1 fan

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Return to Paradise" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/return_to_paradise_16862>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Return to Paradise

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    In what year was "Titanic" released?
    A 1999
    B 1997
    C 1998
    D 1996