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''Paradise'' is a 1982 English language Canadian-produced 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.〔Closing credits of ''Paradise (1982)'' VHS (DVD released outside the US)〕 It was critiqued at the time as a "knockoff" of the more-famous ''The Blue Lagoon'' (1980). The film was marketed with "If Only It Could Have Been Forever... ''Paradise''... No Two People Have Ever Come So Close."〔''Paradise (1982) Promotional poster''〕 The films' themes were similar: Two young people find themselves abandoned in a world with no adult supervision, in fact no other people anywhere. Thus they have total freedom, inevitably learning all about love and sex, as well as basic survival techniques. Leonard Maltin's annual ''Movie Guide'' book describes it this way: "Rating: star and a half. Silly ''Blue Lagoon'' ripoff, with Aames and Cates discovering sex while stranded in the desert. Both, however, do look good ''sans'' clothes."〔.〕 Upon its release, when reviewed on the show ''Sneak Previews'', Roger Ebert selected it as his "Dog of the Week", the worst film he saw that week and heavily berated it.〔(''Sneak Previews'' review of ''Paradise'' )〕 The film was rated "R" for nudity and sexuality.〔(''Google News Archive: Baton Rouge News - May 11, 1982'' )〕 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. ==Plot summary== 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 David's American missionary parents. However, Geoffrey doesn't 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. Sarah and David's flight leads them to a beautiful oasis—their peaceful place in paradise—where they discover natural love and their sexuality. However, the Jackal has not given up on Sarah yet, and David must lure him to his death, or be killed by him. In the film's ending, David confronts the Jackal and is able to kill him. Sarah reveals to David that she is pregnant and the two young lovers have finally reached civilization, the city of Damascus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paradise (1982 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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