Searching for Paradise

A young woman, coping with the death of her father, embarks on a quest to meet a Hollywood star with whom she has become obsessed.

Cast

Susan May Pratt

as Gilda Mattei

Chris Noth

as Michael De Santis

Jeremy Davies

as Adam

Laila Robins

as Barbara Mattei

Josef Sommer

as Carl Greenslate

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