Paradise (1991)

Drama starring Elijah Wood
-Year: 1991
-Year in film: 1980s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Billie ~9 yo
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: yes, DVD
-Clothing occurence: low
-Rating:  3/10 *
-Rating: ***
-Comment: Thora Birch (pictured) in blue shortalls.

This is an US remake of the 1987 perfect French movie "Le Grand Chemin" (The Grand Highway, by Jean-Loup Hubert, starring Vanessa Guedj and Antoine Hubert as the two kids). The French movie is much much better (but I don't remember bib scenes in there, Guedj wearing a short dress, but I haven't seen the original movie for a long time either).

I don't like this remake and have only seen it once or twice. Famous actors like Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson and 9 or 10 yo Elijah Wood, but there's missing the French charm and landscape. Elijah Wood in wet tighty whities (and Thora Birch in white underwear as well) at a lake but that's it. Thora Birch is very young here. However the coming-of-age plot is good.

Rating 2-3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWW4Y74ENNI