Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

101 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Dec. 30, 1998

A vending machine robbery by small time thief and drug addict Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) goes badly awry, and his friends contact street-wise thief and part-time druggie Mel (James Woods) to patch him up.Recognizing a kindred spirit, Mel befriends Bobbie and his girlfriend Rosie (Natasha Gregson Wagner), inviting them to join him and his long-suffering girlfriend Sid (Melanie Griffith) on a drug robbery which should set them up for life. The seemingly simple robbery is a great success, but the sale of the drugs afterward fails badly, and Mel and Bobbie are shot.The four take refuge with the Reverend, who charges them half of their haul from the robbery to care for them. In a desperate attempt to recover their losses, Mel involves the crew in a disastrous, ill-advised jewellery robbery, and they become caught up in a web of violence that rapidly spirals out of control.

Another Day in Paradise

101 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Dec. 30, 1998

Another Day in Paradise
A vending machine robbery by small time thief and drug addict Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) goes badly awry, and his friends contact street-wise thief and part-time druggie Mel (James Woods) to patch him up.Recognizing a kindred spirit, Mel befriends Bobbie and his girlfriend Rosie (Natasha Gregson Wagner), inviting them to join him and his long-suffering girlfriend Sid (Melanie Griffith) on a drug robbery which should set them up for life. The seemingly simple robbery is a great success, but the sale of the drugs afterward fails badly, and Mel and Bobbie are shot.The four take refuge with the Reverend, who charges them half of their haul from the robbery to care for them. In a desperate attempt to recover their losses, Mel involves the crew in a disastrous, ill-advised jewellery robbery, and they become caught up in a web of violence that rapidly spirals out of control.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Chinese Bookie Pictures
Original title Another Day in Paradise
Directors Larry Clark
Writers Stephen Chin, Christopher Landon

Cast

James Woods

as Mel

Vincent Kartheiser

as Bobbie

James Otis

as Reverend

Brent Briscoe

as Clem

Paul Hipp

as Richard Johnson

Kim Flowers

as Bonnie Johnson

John Gatins

as Phil

Ryan Donahue

as Barry

Leo Fitzpatrick

as Guard at Reverend's Gate

Branden Williams

as Danny