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

James Woods		Mel
Melanie Griffith		Sid
Vincent Kartheiser		Bobbie
Natasha Gregson Wagner		Rosie
James Otis		Reverend
Brandon Williams		Danny
Brent Briscoe		Clem
Peter Sarsgaard		Ty
Paul Hipp		Richard Johnson
Kim Flowers		Bonnie Johnson
John Gatins		Phil
Ryan Donahue		Barry
Christopher Doyle		Conan
Dick Hancock		Breather
Pamela Gordon		Waitress
Jay Leggett		Security Guard
Michael Jeffrey Woods		Big Man
Karen Sheperd		Big Man's Wife (as Karen Lee Sheperd
Mitchell Orr		Big Man's Boy (as Mitchell Orr Jr.
Leo Fitzpatrick		Guard at Reverend's Gate
Simon Williams		Maitre d'
Steven Gererd Connell		Gas Station Attendant
Clarence Carter		Himself
Roosevelt Bitten		Band Member
Greg Dalton		Band Member
Donald Hayes		Band Member
Ishma Israel		Band Member
Maurice James		Band Member
Eddie Lott		Band Member
Will Miller		Band Member
Darryl Richards		Band Member
Isaac Smith		Band Member
Lou 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.