Another Day in Paradise (1998)

We live at the abyss.

Original Title :	Another Day in Paradise
Director :	Larry Clark
Writer :	Eddie Little Christopher B. Landon Stephen Chin
Genre :	Drama
	Crime
Country :	USA
Language :	English
Producer :	Stephen Chin , Larry Clark , Scott Shiffman , James Woods
Music :	Howard Paar Otis Redding
Photography :	Eric Alan Edwards
MPAA Rating :	Rated R
IMDB ID :	0127722
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poster for "Another Day in Paradise" by Larry Clark (1998)

Another Day in Paradise (1998) - Larry Clark

Starring

ÂJames Woods		Mel
ÂMelanie Griffith		Sid
ÂVincent Kartheiser		Bobbie
ÂNatasha Gregson Wagner		Rosie
ÂJames Otis		Reverend
ÂBrandon Williams		Danny
ÂBrent Briscoe		Clem
ÂPeter Sarsgaard		Ty
ÂPaul Hipp		Richard Johnson
ÂKim Flowers		Bonnie Johnson
ÂJohn Gatins		Phil
ÂRyan Donahue		Barry
ÂChristopher Doyle		Conan
ÂDick Hancock		Breather
ÂPamela Gordon		Waitress
ÂJay Leggett		Security Guard
ÂMichael Jeffrey Woods		Big Man
ÂKaren Sheperd		Big Man's Wife (as Karen Lee Sheperd
ÂMitchell Orr		Big Man's Boy (as Mitchell Orr Jr.
ÂLeo Fitzpatrick		Guard at Reverend's Gate
ÂSimon Williams		Maitre d'
ÂSteven Gererd Connell		Gas Station Attendant
ÂClarence Carter		Himself
ÂRoosevelt Bitten		Band Member
ÂGreg Dalton		Band Member
ÂDonald Hayes		Band Member
ÂIshma Israel		Band Member
ÂMaurice James		Band Member
ÂEddie Lott		Band Member
ÂWill Miller		Band Member
ÂDarryl Richards		Band Member
ÂIsaac Smith		Band Member
ÂLou Diamond Phillips		Jewels (uncredited

Plot

Bobbie is an addict and small-time thief. When one of his jobs goes bad, Mel is called in to patch him up. Mel offers him a chance at a bigger score. Over time, Mel and his girlfriend Sid become almost like parents to Bobbie and his girlfriend Rosie, but this can't last.

Comments

Almost everybody who wrote a review for this movie seem to say that the movie sucked, I disagree. Larry Clark has a real knack for showing society unflinching, raw and vital. The acting is superior and doesn't pull any punches. James Woods deserves some sort of award, he hasn't been better in any other movie. The music is perfect, the cinematography is lush, poetic. See the movie, you won't be disappointed, unless you're one of those wussies with a weak stomach. Look fast for Leo Fitzpatrick (Telly from KIDS) as the guard at the Reverend's house.