Trapped in Paradise

Infobox Film
name = Trapped in Pardise
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director = George Gallo
producer = George Gallo
writer = George Gallo
starring = Nicolas Cage
Jon Lovitz
Dana Carvey
music = Robert Folk
cinematography = Jack N. Green
editing = Terry Rawlings
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = December 2, 1994
runtime = 111 minutes
country = USA
awards =
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0111477

"Trapped in Paradise" is a 1994 crime comedy film written and directed by George Gallo, and starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey.

Plot

It's Christmas time. Bill Firpo (Cage) is a restaurant manager, who gets an unpleasant Christmas gift; his brothers Dave (Lovitz) and Alvin (Carvey) are paroled early due to overcrowding. Dave and Alvin talk Bill into going to Paradise, Pennsylvania to do a favor for a fellow inmate of theirs. When they discover a bank that is light on security they rob it easily, but find that getting out of the world's friendliest town isn't so easy. Rated pg 13

Trivia

*Filming was done in Elora, Ontario, Canada and New York.
*Tripod was written into the movie as the Andersons' three-legged dog after director George Gallo noticed him and his owner watching filming.

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)