Trapped in Paradise

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Trapped in Pardise
Image:TIP.jpg
Directed by	George Gallo
Produced by	George Gallo
Written by	George Gallo
Starring	Nicolas Cage Jon Lovitz Dana Carvey
Music by	Robert Folk
Cinematography	Jack N. Green
Editing by	Terry Rawlings
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	December 2, 1994
Running time	111 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

Trapped in Paradise is a 1994 crime comedy film written and directed by George Gallo, and starring Nicholas Cage.

It's Christmas time. Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage) is the manager of a restaurant. His two brothers Dave (Jon Lovitz) and Alvin (Dana Carvey) are in prison and just got parolled and are in Bill's custody. They talk him into going to Paradise, Pennsylvania to do a favor for a fellow inmate of their's. After a situation with the police they go and discover a bank that isn't exactly heavy on security. They make plans to rob it and actually get away with it but the journey out of the world's friendliest town wasn't so easy.

[edit] Trivia

• Though it is set in Paradise, Pennsylvania no taping was done there. Most filming was in Elora, Ontario, Canada and New York City, New York.
• Tripod the three legged dog was added when George Gallo saw he and his owner watching filming and decided to write him in as the Anderson's dog.

[edit] Cast

• Nicolas Cage ...Bill Firpo
• Jon Lovitz ...Dave Firpo
• Dana Carvey ...Alvin Firpo
• Mädchen Amick ...Sarah Mazzucci Collins
• Florence Stanley ...Edna 'Ma' Firpo
• Donald Moffat ...Clifford Anderson
• Angela Paton ...Hattie Anderson
• Vic Manni ...Vic Mazzucci
• Frank Pesce ...Caesar Spinoza
• John Ashton ...Deputy Ed Dawson
• John Bergantine ...Deputy Clovis Minor
• Sean McCann ...Chief Bernie Burnell
• Richard Jenkins ...Agent Shaddus Peyser
• Paul Lazar ...Deputy Timmy Burnell
• Sean O'Bryan ...Dick Anderson
• Gerard Parkes ...Father Gorenzel
• Richard B. Shull ...Father Ritter
• Jack Heller ...Chief Parole Officer
• Mike Steiner ...Monty Dealer
• Blanca Jansuzian ...Shopkeeper
• Greg Ellwand ...Cop #1
• Kirk Dunn ...Cop #2
• Cherie Ewing ...Woman in Restaurant
• Jeff Levine ...Man in Restaurant
• Sandra Myers ...Diner #3
• Frank Berardino ...Diner #4
• Mabel ...Merlin
• Sarge ...Merlin
• Andrew Miller ...Deputy Myers
• Frank Blanch ...Rutag Guard
• Vivian Reis ...Lila
• Bernard Behrens ...Doc Milgrom
• Bunty Webb ...Hertha Wayerhauser
• Kay Hawtrey ...Rose Weyerhauser
• Vic Noto ...Inmate #1
• Nicky 'Pop' Anest ...Inmate #2
• Rocco Savastano ...Inmate #3
• George 'Aggie' Anest ...Inmate #4
• George Gallo Sr. ...Don Vito
• Al Cerullo ...Helicopter Pilot
• James Evangelatos ...Agent #2
• Jonathan Allore ...Agent Boyle
• Mark Melymick ...Agent Cooper
• Scott Wickware ...Agent Giardello
• Tripod ...Tripod
• Zoe Erwin ...Marla Anderson
• John Dawe ...Newscaster
• Marcia Bennett ...Bus Station Clerk
• Brett Miller ...State Trooper
• Richard McMillan ...Agent #1
• Robert Thomas ...Agent #3
• Pierre Larocque ...Trucker #1
• Tom McCleary ...Trucker #2
• Bill Currie ...Bus Driver
• Marco Kyris ...Extra
• Brian Kaulback ...Extra
• David Farant ...Extra
• Michal Page ...Extra (uncredited)