Victor Nuñez's RUBY IN PARADISE (1993)
( source ) Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing (Ashley Judd) relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers (Dorothy Lyman), and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky (Bentley Mitchum), and the good-natured Mike (Todd Field). As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.-WWW Initial release : 8 October 1993 ( New York City ) Director : Victor Nuñez Box office : 1 million USD Budget : 800,000 USD Screenplay : Victor Nuñez (loosely based on the Jane Austen novel called "Northanger Abbey") Victor Nuñez's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel called NORTHANGER ABBEY is a mixture of the mundane and the beautiful. Paradise is not paradise all the time. You wou...