Benvenuta in paradiso
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Glendale Exchange, Glendale, California, USA Montego Bay, Cornwall, Jamaica
Genere: Romance
Lingue: English
Plot: Stella (Angela Bassett) is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.
Colonna sonora: - "Free Again" Performed by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler & Jazzie B. Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Caron Wheeler and Beresford Romeo Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Caron Wheeler appears courtesy of Airtight Records Jazzie B. appears courtesy of Funki Dred Records - "Shotgun" Performed by Jr. Walker & The Allstars Written by Autry DeWalt Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music - "Put It On" Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers Written by Bob Marley Courtesy of Island Records, Inc. - "Ain't That A Groove" Performed by James Brown Written by James Brown and Nat Brown Courtesy of Polydor Records By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music - "Rivers Of Babylon" Performed by The Upbeaters Written by Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, Trevor MacNaughton and George Reyam - "Could You Be Loved" Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers Written by Bob Marley Courtesy of Island Records, Inc. - "Make My Body Hot" Performed by 'Diana King' (qv) Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright and 'Diana King' (qv) Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Diana King appears courtesy of The Work Group - "The Art Of Seduction" Performed by Maxi Priest Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis and Max Elliott Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Maxi Priest appears courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc. - "Dance For Me" Performed by Kevin Ford featuring Rufus Blaq Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis and Kevin Ford Co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. and Kevin Ford Courtesy of Flyte Tyme Records, J.V. - "Makes Me Sweat" Performed by Big Punisher & Beenie Man Written by Moses Davis, Christopher Rios, Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farris Contains elements of "Need You Tonight" (M. Hutchence / A. Farris) Used courtesy of Mercury Records, Ltd. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. By arrangement with Warner Special Products Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Big Punisher appears courtesy of Loud Records Beenie Man appears courtesy of Shocking Vibes Productions, Ltd. - "Beautiful" Performed by Mary J. Blige Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis and Mary J. Blige Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Mary J. Blige appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. - "Fly Girl Jazz Hop" Written by Bosco Kante & Tracy Robinson - "Luv Me, Luv Me" Performed by Shaggy featuring Janet Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Orville Burrell, Alex Richbourg, R. Hammond and Norman Whitfield Contains elements from "Impeach The President" (R. Hammond) Performed by The Honey Drippers Used courtesy of Tuff City Records Also contains resung elements from "Ooh Boy" (N. Whitfield) Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Shaggy appears courtesy of Livingston Productions, Inc. Janet appears courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc. - "Golden Time Of Day" Performed by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Written by Frankie Beverly Courtesy of EMI Records Under license from EMI Capitol Music Special Markets - "Got To Give It Up" Performed and written by 'Marvin Gaye' (qv) Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music - "Row Row Row Your Boat" Traditional - "Never Say Never Again" Performed by K-Ci & JoJo Written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis and James Wright Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. K-Ci & JoJo appear courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. - "Escape To Jamaica" Performed by Lady Saw featuring Nadine Sutherland Written by Rupert Holmes and Marion Hall Co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. and Salaam Remi & Eddison Electrik for Dashiki Productions/Spanky Love Music Lady Saw appears courtesy of VP Music Group, Inc. - "Flash Light" Performed by Parliament Written by George Clinton, Jr., William Collins and Bernard Worrell Courtesy of Mercury Records, Inc. By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music - "Mastablasta '98" Performed by 'Stevie Wonder' (qv) & Wyclef Jean Written by 'Stevie Wonder' (qv), Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis Contains elements from "A (Fallin Like) Dominoes" (H. Clayton/Mabaji/Sigidi) Performed by Donald Byrd Used courtesy of Capitol Records Inc. Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. and Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis for Refugee Productions Wyclef Jean appears courtesy of Ruffhouse/Columbia Records Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Record Co., L.P. - "Let Me Have You" Performed by Me'Shell N'degeocello Written by Me'Shell N'degeocello Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. and Me'Shell N'degeocello Me'Shell N'degeocello appears courtesy of Maverick Recording Company - "Your Home Is In My Heart (Stella's Love Theme)" Performed by Boyz II Men featuring Chante Moore Written by James Harris III and Terry Lewis Produced and arranged by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. Boyz II Men appear courtesy of Motown Records Co., L.P. Chante Moore appears courtesy of Silas / MCA Records - Soundtrack available on Flyte Tyme Records, J.V.
Visti censura internazionale: USA:R Argentina:13
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Australia:19 November 1998 |
| Germany:6 April 2000 |
| Italy:18 June 1999 |
| New Zealand:14 February 1999 |
| UK:5 February 1999 |
| USA:14 August 1998 |
| USA:3 August 1998 | (premiere) |
| Argentina:8 June 1999 | (video premiere) |
| Hungary:4 March 1999 | (video premiere) |
| CAM:Panavision Cameras and Lenses |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.85 : 1 |
| Dolby Digital |
| Argentina:122 |
| USA:124 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
20th century fox de argentina
20th century fox film corporation
20th century fox of germany
gativideo
produzione cinematografica: 20th century fox
produttore cinematografico: schindler deborah ogden jennifer
regista: sullivan kevin rodney
attore: bassett angela diggs taye goldberg whoopi king regina douglass suzzanne pagan michael j. g.i.f lawson richard henley barry shabaka weaver lee (ii) turman glynn stickney phyllis yvonne hunt denise hanna lisa pickens jr. james casnoff philip myers lou bailey d'army metrano art lumbly carl oruche phina miller tenny palmer andrew (ii) dawkins harold buckford kenneth street simon blake craig granli elisabeth danton steve mcguire elly mcpherson selma ward fern garber victor glover danny
direttore della fotografia: jur jeff
scenografia: kaczenski chester
montaggio: bowers george
compositori: colombier michel
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: bass ronald mcmillan terry
effetti speciali ottici: ultimate effects
troupe varia: bratolyubov julian butler jerome gray chris (i) jam jimmy frazier alan clark russell lewis terry (iii) packer peter (i) russell brenda (ii) harris barbara (ii) rivers angelo simmons paul starks michael d. boddicker edie lehmann davis karen (ii) price brennan l. reynolds ron (i) rogers pamela m. rothmund andrew t. russom ronald sandau john 'fest' lannaman richard narell andy hollowell danielle bee guy norman devine don (i) driscoll kathy schindler jeffrey schubert nicole skidmore john 'skids' sloat cricket smith matthew h. stevens d. stuart laura sánchez jorge (iii) thomas roy (iv) thompson orville (ii) walker julia l. wheeler keith (ii) williams marvin womack douglas woods denise (iii) ziehl cathy browne chris dixon tyrone d. stephens jennifer fort daniel shauly doron alch pamela ash norman bacote rod barb noella beach kevin m. beverly anthony lee birch kirt blaich michael r. blake bonnie s. bonner amanda brown earl (i) buchinsky chris burritt gary butkus jr. richard m. caldwell anthony cardenis bruce chamberlin amanda chavez jessica coe p. todd cornick james f. cronin martha davis glen demings sterfon dickson thomas s. douglas jeffrey (i) dunne jennifer edmonds yusef eubank david fineberg jordanna foster duke french sandy gardner kirk r. glover martin grant leroy gray christopher (iii) guzauski mick hale scott a. hampton emil harms ted henry jennifer ann henzell susan hillmeyer heather m. jackson tim (ii) kennedy fenella lariviere susanne lavers dwight joseph leonardis tom levine antoinette levy roderick 'sprinter' lunsford sonya mcmillian bob mcneal kelsey shaw michalopoulos costas monroe montez a. morrison ralph norris david (iv)
varie ecomond press: wescam usa, inc. jamaica promotions corporation (jampro) major league baseball properties, inc. pacific title/mirage savant productions, inc. scarlet letters the newman scoring stage, twentieth century fox studios the san francisco giants american airlines 20th century fox studios aero mock-ups, inc. alitash kebede gallery, los angeles calvin klein, inc. chapman/leonard studio equipment cartier, inc. columbia tristar television community television systems limited, kingston, jamaica deluxe catering inc. flying pictures
produzione cinematografica: 20th century fox
produttore cinematografico: schindler deborah ogden jennifer
regista: sullivan kevin rodney
attore: bassett angela diggs taye goldberg whoopi king regina douglass suzzanne pagan michael j. g.i.f lawson richard henley barry shabaka weaver lee (ii) turman glynn stickney phyllis yvonne hunt denise hanna lisa pickens jr. james casnoff philip myers lou bailey d'army metrano art lumbly carl oruche phina miller tenny palmer andrew (ii) dawkins harold buckford kenneth street simon blake craig granli elisabeth danton steve mcguire elly mcpherson selma ward fern garber victor glover danny
direttore della fotografia: jur jeff
scenografia: kaczenski chester
montaggio: bowers george
compositori: colombier michel
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: bass ronald mcmillan terry
effetti speciali ottici: ultimate effects
troupe varia: bratolyubov julian butler jerome gray chris (i) jam jimmy frazier alan clark russell lewis terry (iii) packer peter (i) russell brenda (ii) harris barbara (ii) rivers angelo simmons paul starks michael d. boddicker edie lehmann davis karen (ii) price brennan l. reynolds ron (i) rogers pamela m. rothmund andrew t. russom ronald sandau john 'fest' lannaman richard narell andy hollowell danielle bee guy norman devine don (i) driscoll kathy schindler jeffrey schubert nicole skidmore john 'skids' sloat cricket smith matthew h. stevens d. stuart laura sánchez jorge (iii) thomas roy (iv) thompson orville (ii) walker julia l. wheeler keith (ii) williams marvin womack douglas woods denise (iii) ziehl cathy browne chris dixon tyrone d. stephens jennifer fort daniel shauly doron alch pamela ash norman bacote rod barb noella beach kevin m. beverly anthony lee birch kirt blaich michael r. blake bonnie s. bonner amanda brown earl (i) buchinsky chris burritt gary butkus jr. richard m. caldwell anthony cardenis bruce chamberlin amanda chavez jessica coe p. todd cornick james f. cronin martha davis glen demings sterfon dickson thomas s. douglas jeffrey (i) dunne jennifer edmonds yusef eubank david fineberg jordanna foster duke french sandy gardner kirk r. glover martin grant leroy gray christopher (iii) guzauski mick hale scott a. hampton emil harms ted henry jennifer ann henzell susan hillmeyer heather m. jackson tim (ii) kennedy fenella lariviere susanne lavers dwight joseph leonardis tom levine antoinette levy roderick 'sprinter' lunsford sonya mcmillian bob mcneal kelsey shaw michalopoulos costas monroe montez a. morrison ralph norris david (iv)
varie ecomond press: wescam usa, inc. jamaica promotions corporation (jampro) major league baseball properties, inc. pacific title/mirage savant productions, inc. scarlet letters the newman scoring stage, twentieth century fox studios the san francisco giants american airlines 20th century fox studios aero mock-ups, inc. alitash kebede gallery, los angeles calvin klein, inc. chapman/leonard studio equipment cartier, inc. columbia tristar television community television systems limited, kingston, jamaica deluxe catering inc. flying pictures


