Trapped in Paradise (1994)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

George Gallo

Writer (WGA):

George Gallo (written by)

Release Date:

2 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

The story of a town that gave so much... Even these guys couldn't take anymore.

Plot:

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Bank Robbery | Yelling | Heist | Helicopter

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Bill Firpo
Jon Lovitz	...	Dave Firpo
Dana Carvey	...	Alvin Firpo
Mädchen Amick	...	Sarah Collins
Florence Stanley	...	Edna 'Ma' Firpo
Donald Moffat	...	Clifford Anderson
Angela Paton	...	Hattie Anderson
Vic Manni	...	Vic Mazzucci
Frank Pesce	...	Caesar Spinoza
John Ashton	...	Ed Dawson
John Bergantine	...	Clovis Minor
Sean McCann	...	Chief Bernie Burnell
Richard Jenkins	...	Agent Shaddus Peyser
Paul Lazar	...	Deputy Timmy Burnell
Sean O'Bryan	...	Dick Anderson

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Spain:T | Australia:PG | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Elora, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

To film the river scenes, crews had to remove large ice blocks from the Grand River in Elora, Ontario, as the river was frozen in mid-winter. Local residents were worried that the ice blocks would flow down river and wipe out the town's landmark "the Tooth Of Time," a large rock that sits in the middle of a waterfall. This forced crews to expend extra effort breaking up the ice blocks into small pieces.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Peyser's car hits the tree, only one man can be clearly seen in the car, although there should be four people in it.

Quotes:

Caesar Spinoza: What did he say?
Vic Mazzucci: He said he loved me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Fear (1999)

Soundtrack:

Up on the Housetop

A great good feel funny movie!!

Nicolas Cage plays the great straight guy while his 2 brothers played by Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey supply the comedy value, in this hugely entertaining and funny movie. Things don't go to plan when the Firpo brothers try to rob the peaceful town of Paradise and get stuck there on Christmas Eve, only to find that they have robbed the nicest town on earth. I think Cage is great in this film, like in 'Peggy Sue Got Married', 'Family Man' and 'It Could Happen to You' he plays a lovable character that is full of emotion which you just can't imagine anyone else playing. There's also a great moment in the film where he looses his temper and he almost transforms into Castor Troy from Face/Off. If you're a fan of Nicolas Cage and not just the action stuff, you should see this movie and it's even better at Christmas time.