Trapped in Paradise is a 1994 Christmas comedy film, written and directed by George Gallo, and starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey.
Synopsis[]
Bill Firpo is getting his life back on track, managing a restaurant in New York. However, just days before Christmas, his two half-wit brothers, Dave and Alvin, get paroled from prison and are placed into his custody. They convinces him to go to Paradise, Pennsylvania to deliver a very important note from a fellow inmate to his daughter. Of course, their hidden agenda is that they know there is a bank in the town that is just ripe to be robbed as the small town is full of trusting people and isn't exactly heavy on security. After some tempting, convincing and enticement, they are able to get Bill, who is wanting to keep straight, to go along with their plan and the three brothers decide to pull off the job.
They brothers don ski-masks and rob the bank, holding a large portion of the small town at gunpoint. Although their heist is not without calamity and mishaps, they get the money and actually get away unscathed and unidentified. However, a huge snowstorm prevents them from getting too far. The stranded brothers soon finds themselves stuck in Paradise and are soon taken in by no less than the president of the bank they had robbed earlier that day. While they pass the time while stuck there, they are besieged with the kindness and spirit of giving of the townsfolk.
After seeing how nice the people of Paradise are, and getting caught up in the spirit of Christmas, the brothers decides to try right their wrong and return the money in a way that would avoid revealing themselves as the robbers.
Songs[]
- "You Make Me Feel So Young"
- "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Bing Crosby
- "Up on the Housetop" - Eddy Arnold
- "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" - Dean Martin
- "Danke Schoen"
Cast[]
Actor/actress | Character(s) |
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Nicolas Cage | Bill Firpo |
Richard B. Shull | Father Ritter |
Jon Lovitz | Dave Firpo |
Dana Carvey | Alvin Firpo |
Jack Heller | Chief Parole Officer |
Mike Steiner | Monty Dealer |
Greg Ellwand Kirk Dunn |
Cops |
Blanca Jansuzian | Shopkeeper |
Florence Stanley | Edna "Ma" Firpo |
Jeff Levine Cherie Ewing |
Restaurant patrons |
Sandra Myers Frank Berardino |
Diner patrons |
Mabel & Sarge | Merlin |
Paul Lazar | Deputy Timmy Burnell |
Andrew Miller | Deputy Myers |
Sean McCann | Chief Bernie Burnell |
Gerry Parks | Father Gorenzel |
Madchen Amick | Sarah Collins |
Donald Moffat | Clifford Anderson |
Frank Blanch | Rutag Guard |
John Ashton | Ed Dawson |
John Bergantine | Clovis Minor |
Angela Paton | Hattie Anderson |
Vivian Reis | Lila |
Bernard Behrens | Doc Milgrom |
Bunty Webb | Hertha Wayerhauser |
Kay Hawtrey | Rose Weyerhauser |
Vic Manni | Vic Mazzucci |
Frank Pesce | Caesar Spinoza |
Vic Noto | Crazy Lee |
Nicky Pops Anest Rocco Savastano George Aggie Anest |
Inmates |
George Gallo Sr. | Don Vito |
Al Cerullo | Helicopter Pilot |
Richard McMillan James W. Evangelatos Robert Thomas |
Agents |
Richard Jenkins | Agent Shaddus Peyser |
Jonathan Allore | Agent Boyle |
Mark Melymick | Agent Cooper |
Scott Wickware | Agent Giardello |
Sean O'Bryan | Dick Anderson |
Zoe Erwin | Marla Anderson |
Tripod | Self |
John Dawe | Newscaster |
Marcia Bennett | Bus Station Clerk |
Brett Miller | State Trooper |
Pierre Larocque Tom McCleary |
Truckers |
Bill Currie | Bus driver |
Marco Kyris Brian Kaulback David Farant |
Extras |
External links[]
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