After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the appetite of the Jackal.
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| Willie Aames | ... |
David
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| Phoebe Cates | ... |
Sarah
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Tuvia Tavi | ... |
The Jackal
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Richard Curnock | ... |
Geoffrey
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Neil Vipond | ... |
Reverend
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| Aviva Marks | ... |
Rachel
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| Yosef Shiloach | ... |
Ahmed
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| Shoshana Duer | ... |
Bedouin Woman
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Jerry Rosen | ... |
Jackals Bodyguard
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Riki Halfon | ... |
Belly Dancer
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Directed by
| Stuart Gillard | ||
Written by
| Stuart Gillard | ... | () |
Produced by
| Wendy Grean | ... | co-producer |
| Robert Lantos | ... | producer |
| Howard Lipson | ... | executive producer |
| Bruce Mallen | ... | executive producer |
| Larry Nesis | ... | associate producer (as Lawrence Nesis) |
| Stephen J. Roth | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Hoffert | ||
Cinematography by
| Adam Greenberg | ||
Editing by
| Howard Terrill | ||
Production Design by
| Claude Bonnière | ... | (as Claude Bonniere) |
Costume Design by
| Mary Jane McCarty | ||
| Julie Whitfield | ... | (as Julie Ganton) |
Production Management
| Eitan Alon | ... | unit manager |
| Manon Bougie | ... | production supervisor (as Manon Bougie Boyer) |
| Raz Haen | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nitzan Aviram | ... | third assistant director |
| Zion Haen | ... | second assistant director |
| Jim Kaufman | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ladislav Wilheim | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Yohai Moshe | ... | boom operator |
| Eli Yarkoni | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Warren Keillor | ... | special effects propmaker |
Stunts
| Dedi Hausdorff | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Avi Avrahami | ... | electrician |
| Yoni Hamenachem | ... | still photographer |
| Avraham Leibman | ... | gaffer |
Location Management
| Gadi Levy | ... | location manager (as Gadi Levi) |
Music Department
| Les Bateman | ... | music engineer |
| Marvin Dolgay | ... | assistant to composer |
| Paul Hoffert | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Lawrence Shragge | ... | assistant to composer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Monique Champagne | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Michael Hartman | ... | transportation manager |
Additional Crew
| Gene Corman | ... | creative consultant |
| Alex Dukay | ... | production coordinator |
| Harvey Edinoff | ... | accountant |
| Yosef Hausdorf | ... | wrangler coordinator (as Joseph Hausdorff) |
| Dedi Hausdorff | ... | horses trainer |
| Danny Rossner | ... | production coordinator |
| Zigler Zeev | ... | crowd marshall |
| Ralph Helfer | ... | animal supervisor: Gentle Jungle [us] (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New World Pictures (1982) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Embassy Pictures (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fuji Eiga Company (1982) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (1982) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fram Film (1983) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment Australia (1983) (Australia) (video)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (video)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1984) (Japan) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Embassy Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Herald Nelson (1987) (Japan) (VHS)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1987) (Japan) (VHS)
- TBS Superstation (1991) (United States) (tv)
- TNT (1991) (United States) (tv)
- Arathos Film (1992) (Poland) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada) (video) (Circa 1980s)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (Canada) (video) (Circa 1980s)
- Nelson Entertainment (video)
- New Line Home Video (United States) (VHS) (Circa 1990s)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Gentle Jungle (animals supplied by)
- Sounds Interchange (original score recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the Victorian period, two teenagers, David and Sarah, travel with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus. At an oasis, the white slave agent known as the Jackal raids them, mainly to add the beautiful young Sarah to his harem. Only David and Sarah narrowly escape, and all the others are slayed in the massacre. Their flight leads them to a beautiful oasis - their paradise - where they discover love and sex. However, the Jackal has not given up on Sarah yet, and David must lure him to his death, or be killed by him.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | For one fleeting moment they were alone...alive...and in love...in PARADISE. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Actor Willie Aames has stated in an interview that the love scenes were more explicit in the version that he and Phoebe Cates were shown for approval. During production, Cates and Aames decided that the picture did not require the amount of nudity that had been written into the script. She turned 18 ten months prior to release. So it is very questionable on her age at the time of filming the nude scenes. See more » |
| Goofs | Though the story is set back in 1823 and they're hiding in an oasis in the Middle East, Sarah has shaved legs and armpits. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Underwater Nude Scenes (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Paradise Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
David:
My father told me it was wrong to look upon nakedness. Sarah: Well, Adam and Eve were naked. David: They were not, they wore leaves! Big ones. Sarah: How do you know, were you there? David: No, but I've seen lots of pictures in churches and they always wore leaves. See more » |