Ruby in Paradise

Ruby in Paradise
Ruby in Paradise
	Video release poster
Directed by	Victor Nunez
Written by	Victor Nunez
Produced by	Keith Crofford
Starring	Ashley Judd; Todd Field; Bentley Mitchum; Allison Dean; Dorothy Lyman;
Cinematography	Alex Vlacos
Edited by	Victor Nunez
Music by	Charles Engstrom
Production; companies	Full Crew; Say Yea Productions;
Distributed by	October Films; Republic Pictures;
Release dates	January 1993 (Sundance); October 8, 1993 (U.S.);
Running time	115 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$800,000 (estimated)
Box office	$1 million

Ruby in Paradise is a 1993 film written and directed by Victor Nunez, starring Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean, and Dorothy Lyman. An homage to Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen,^[4] the film is a character study about a young woman who escapes her small town in Tennessee for a new life in coastal Florida. The film marks Judd’s first starring role.

The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards, with Judd winning for Best Female Lead.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ruby in Paradise (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "Ruby in Paradise". The Numbers. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Ruby in Paradise". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Northanger Abbey". Jane Austen Society of North America. January 10, 2010.

[afi-1] "Ruby in Paradise (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[2] "Ruby in Paradise". The Numbers. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[3] "Ruby in Paradise". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[4] "Northanger Abbey". Jane Austen Society of North America. January 10, 2010.

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