Paradise is a 1982 Canadian adventure-romance film written and directed by Stuart Gillard (in his directorial debut).

The original music score was composed by Paul Hoffert with the theme song written and produced by Joel Diamond and L. Russell Brown and sung by Phoebe Cates.

At an oasis, a slaver known as "The Jackal" raids the party and attempts to add the beautiful young Sarah, the daughter of a wealthy British Merchant, to his harem.

Left to fend for themselves, David and Sarah head west, struggling to survive the desert’s harsh conditions.

The film ends with the young lovers finally reaching the city of Damascus, having grown from innocent teenagers into resilient survivors who found love and strength in the face of unimaginable challenges.

Producers of the film, Robert Lantos and Stephen J. Roth first selected Aames and later, after a screen test, agreed on Cates for the role of Sarah.

[9] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 20 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

[11] Writing in The Washington Post, Tom Shales stated that Paradise "amounts to 100 minutes of agonizing tedium seasoned with equal parts excruciating embarrassment".