

Trouble in Paradise
1989, English. Directed by Di Drew.
Following her husband Arthur's mysterious death, Rachel Baxley packs up her life as a State Department wife in Hong Kong and boards a freighter along with her husband's casket bound for the U.S. She begins to regret this decision when she meets one of the crew members, a handsome rogue named Jake Fontaine - who has smuggled his liquor aboard in Arthur's coffin! Suddenly, a typhoon hits and the freighter breaks apart. Marooned on a desert island with Jake, they fall in love. Shortly thereafter, Jake comes to suspect that Rachel's "late" husband Arthur might not be dead at all. Rachel is stunned when Arthur arrives on the island with his heroin smuggling partners. In the ensuing chaos, Jake overcomes each of the smugglers and heroically rescues his new love, Rachel.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Trouble in Paradise is streaming on fuboTV, Cineverse, and Howdy in India.
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- Released
- 16 May 1989
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Sherman, Ben Marshall
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Trouble in Paradise runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Trouble in Paradise is streaming on fuboTV, Cineverse, and Howdy in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Trouble in Paradise?
If you liked Trouble in Paradise, try Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, To Grandmother's House We Go, Invisible Sister.
Who directed Trouble in Paradise?
Trouble in Paradise (1989) was directed by Di Drew and stars Raquel Welch, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Hammond.