Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise (1994)

  • 10% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (11,283 ratings)

Three brothers who are inept criminals butcher one last attempt to pull off a big heist in this caper comedy. Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage) is sick of thievery and has retired from crime to run an upscale restaurant in New York. But when his two brothers, Alvin (Dana Carvey) and Dave (Jon Lovitz), get… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By
George Gallo
Written By
George Gallo
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Has enough in the way of sentiment and goofy situational predicaments to put it over as a serviceable family holiday attraction.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Even the weather seems tailored to the script's shifting needs.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    It's a minor holiday miracle that this homey comedy barely elicits even a chuckle.

  • Hal Hinson, Washington Post

    Considering that there isn't a single laugh in the whole picture, the term 'comedy' must be used loosely.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    The question is, can a trio of amiable goofballs take you through a movie that's, well, not so great?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    A bit fun and really dumb.

  • Wahida K


    Mr Cage seem to be the keeper of a specific knowledge to play "innocent guy" in a Movie even as a gangster. lol. Very Funny Movie.

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Three brothers (Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey) with a streak of lawbreaking in them head to a small town in Pennsylvania called Paradise, intending to rob a ripe bank there. But the people in the community turn out to be so nice that the thought of ripping them off proves… More

  • xGary X


    Likeable comedy crime caper full of the usual stereotypes, but it did make me laugh.

  • Jason S


    I remember this being ok when I saw it.

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