Come See the Paradise

"In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America."

Jan 1 1991 R 2h 18m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

Portraying one of the shadier details of American history, this is the story of Jack McGurn, who comes to Los Angeles in 1936. He gets a job at a movie theatre in Little Tokyo and falls in love with the boss's daughter, Lily Kawamura. When her father finds out, he is fired and forbidden ever to see her again. But together they escape to Seattle. When the war breaks out, the authorities decide that the Japanese immigrants must live in camps like war prisoners.

Written by

Alan Parker

Directed by

Alan Parker

Cast

Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English, Français

Awards

3 nominations total

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Come See the Paradise
Scores
# of Votes
3,190
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA