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Ruby in Paradise

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Ruby in Paradise
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R,1hr 55min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
October 8, 1993
Director:
Victor Nuñez
Distributor:
October Films
Starring:
Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum  ...more
Synopsis: Florida-based independent filmmaker Victor Nuñez gave young actress Ashley Judd her breakthrough role with his original script about a woman taking to the road to escape her past and forge a new future for herself. Feeling smothered and confused after the death of her mother, Ruby Lee Gissing flees her Tennessee home. She drives south to the panhandle of Florida, because she has always dreamed of living near the ocean. Mildred Chambers (Dorothy Lyman), the owner of a souvenir shop, hires her as a ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
Ruby in Paradise is an honorable addition to the growing genre of films about women who take to the road to find themselves, an avenue once only reserved for men in films like Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Scarecrow, and Sullivan's Travels. Writer/director Victor Nuñez sidesteps the melodramatic possibilities (Ruby isn't toting a gun and she doesn't have to fight her way out of a possible rape), but ... Full Review
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Ashley Judd
Ruby Lee Gissing
Todd Field
Mike McCaslin
Bentley Mitchum
Ricky Chambers
Allison Dean
Rochelle Bridges
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