| Reel Paradise (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Georgia Pierson |
Herself
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| Janet Pierson |
Herself
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| John Pierson |
Himself
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| Wyatt Pierson |
Himself
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| Plot |
| Indie-movie guru John Pierson fell in love with the remotest movie theater in the world, the 180 Meridian Cinema, located on the island of Taveuni in Fiji. Instead of filing the place away as an exotic memory, he decided to move his family to Taveuni for a year and run the movie house, an experience documented in the entertaining Reel Paradise. It's not all papaya and roses, as Pierson, his patient wife Janet, and their two willful teenage kids learn; the island's culture shock is real and sometimes alarming. The best part of the film isn't the domestic bickering of the Piersons but the affectionate portrait of the 180 Meridian, with its beat-up chairs, raucous audience, and projectionists who might or might not show up that evening. Pierson is the enthusiastic and sometimes stern high priest of the Meridian, willing to show the Jean-Claude Van Damme movies beloved by locals but also insisting on educating them with more ambitious fare. (The Three Stooges are here confirmed as the universal language of cinema.) Director Steve (Hoop Dreams) James assembled this chronicle, which doesn't skimp on revealing John Pierson as an eccentric, volatile, but very committed presence. The kind of person who gets things done--including this South Pacific lark. --Robert Horton |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Documentary |
| Director |
Steve James (II); Steve James |
| Producer |
Steve James; Scott Mosier |
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| Studio |
Wellspring |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
110 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1/15/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
586 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
2/10/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
720917548425 |
| Release Date |
2/14/2006 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Audio Commentary With Steve James and Janet Pierson
Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
Split Screen: Fiji Stooges
Trailers
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