Trapped in Paradise (1994) poster
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FilmPG-131994

Trapped in Paradise

ComedyCrimeAdventureRomance

Directed by George Gallo

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve. From TMDB

42 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 10, 2026 · last updated Oct 15, 2026 · How this works

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Trapped in Paradise is a 1994 comedy crime adventure film, directed by George Gallo, starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey.

  • 32 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon
  • posts span Jan 3, 2021 to Oct 10, 2026

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2026

    Oh man, where do I begin? Ghostbusters (2016) Halloween Ends Transformers: Rise of the Beasts The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Most Star Wars and MCU movies Most Paranormal Activity movies Scream 7 Child’s Play (2019) Trapped in Paradise Daredevil

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  • Hermit🧦🧣☕ @scottish-rocinante.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    I am starting on my list of Christmas movies.Today is "Trapped in Paradise" and "The Family Man" bot Nicolas Cage and very cozy movies. #film #movies www.imdb.com/title/tt0111...

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  • SpookyOtters @cyberotters.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    Look, between National Treasure, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Stolen, Raising Arizona, and Trapped in Paradise, you can argue Nicholas Cage has made a career of stealing things in movies. You think he would steal his own movie?

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2026

    Trapped in Paradise is a forgotten Christmas movie that I adore. It’s got Nicolas Cage in the lead role, with Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz as his brothers. Also, Richard Jenkins as an FBI Agent, and he is fantastic as ever.

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    I am probably one of five people on Earth that straight up loves this movie. If I met Nicolas Cage and told him “hey dude, I love Trapped in Paradise,” I’m pretty sure he would say “I don’t know what that is.”

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  • Steve Rudzinski @steverudzinski.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    First time watch of Trapped in Paradise let's go Somehow never heard of this film hit once I saw the cast I needed it.

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  • Siskel and Ebert Bot @siskel-ebert-bot.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    Trapped in Paradise (1994) Director: George Gallo Cast: Nicolas Cage, Mädchen Amick, Jon Lovitz, Richard Jenkins, Dana Carvey Watch Review wp / wd

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  • Nick @nicksheisty.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! On the 12th day of Bad Movie Christmas…it’s the 2025 Bad Movies We Love Xmas Special: TRAPPED IN PARADISE (1994) with @scottcole.bsky.social Links below 👇

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  • yeahwellokay @yeahwellokay.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2023

    Introducing my mother-in-law to the best Christmas movie ever made, Trapped in Paradise.

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  • Just Another Film Nerd @anotherfilmnerd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2026

    For reasons I cannot quite explain, I would like to see a film adaptation of Richard Stark’s “Ask The Parrot” starring the three leads of “Trapped in Paradise”

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    Comedy Central was a juggernaut, and one of my favorite channels for a solid decade of my life. South Park, The Daily Show, and Colbert in particular all had a huge impact. Hell, one of my favorite Christmas movies is Trapped in Paradise, a movie I only discovered because it aired a bunch there.

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  • Joe James @joejamespop.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2025

    Trapped in Paradise. It’s on Disney+ if you have that.

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  • Spoo Keidick @donkeidick.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    28-1: Trapped in Paradise 1994: I must have seen this movie a few times as a kid then memory holed it because I deja vu’d so many lines and events. Also I love it. It sucks that Jon Lovitz sucks now. It sucks that the jurys out on Dana Carvey sucking. Gonna watch it again for Christmas anyway. 8/10

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  • Dave. @davebytheriver.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    You should add Trapped in Paradise to your Christmas movie viewing this year. Nic Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey are brothers. They try to rob a bank in a small town. And it’s Christmas time. And it’s funny.

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  • Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dave @davebrowne.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2024

    Trapped in Paradise is a reliable one. Not a great movie but the cast is giving their all and it's very entertaining.

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2024

    Favorite film he’s in? Into the Spider-Verse. Favorite movie where he’s the actual star? Trapped in Paradise.

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2024

    I’d ask him to sign my copy of Trapped in Paradise because I legitimately love that movie I think he’s terrific in it. He, Dana Carvey, and Cage are fantastic together.

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  • Ghostly 👻 Gwen On Bass ⚡️🌹 @gwenonbass.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    That is Trapped In Paradise, a movie I cannot recommend.

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  • Something Pete Milan This Way Comes @petemilan.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    TRAPPED IN PARADISE is the only film I've ever walked out on. As soon as Dana Carvey started talking in what appeared to be an impression of Goofy, I knew I'd made a terrible mistake.

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  • CrashScreen @crashscreen.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    Still doing the movie a day. Ended up on Trapped in Paradise. It was okay. letterboxd.com/crashscreen/...

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  • 🎼 𝕊𝕋𝔼𝕍𝔼™ @stevomusicman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Afternoon GC, Thanks For Christmas by the Three Wise Men (XTC) Loved this tune should have been massive. Plus as it's my birthday on 25th, you need to play it! Film: Trapped in Paradise (ytubl.ink/3Cvr) A funny feel good film, brilliant one liners, right up my street. Nicholas Cage is brilliant.

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  • R2-Danielle2 @msdanielle.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Movie: Trapped In Paradise TV Special: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

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  • Tubi @tubigems.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    If we’re gonna talk Christmas Movie Gems here ya go… “Trapped in Paradise “ 1993

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  • Pizza Prty Queen @lserver362.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    It's an annual rewatch for me for many years now! Been working on a tineline of the events of the movie for the past two years: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Trapped in Paradise has been on my list for a couple, hopefully this year!

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  • David I. Jenkins @scriptdave.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Trapped in Paradise is an underrated Christmas movie.

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  • R2-Danielle2 @msdanielle.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2024

    1994: Pulp Fiction. Also the year of a favorite Christmas Movies: Trapped In Paradise 2004: Garden State just beats Spider-Man 2 & Napoleon Dynamite 2014: Love & Mercy. Brian Wilson is a musical genius. 2024: Haven’t seen anything & couldn’t find anything I care to see. But 1984 was a fantastic.

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2023

    10 films to get to know me: 1. Transformers ‘86 2. Halloween ‘78 3. Dogma 4. Pokémon: The First Movie 5. Pulp Fiction 6. Spider-Man 2 7. Night of the Living Dead 8. Tommy Boy 9. Jurassic Park 10. Trapped in Paradise

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  • 🎼 𝕊𝕋𝔼𝕍𝔼™ @stevomusicman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Now about to watch my fave #XmasFilm Trapped in Paradise Feel good movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGHR...

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  • Between These Spooky Lines - 👻 🌈 ⚽ 🏈 🏀⚾🏒 @footballlibrettist.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Top 5 Christmas Films: 5. Scrooged 4. Trapped in Paradise 3. Die Hard (yes it is) 2. Elf 1. Muppet Christmas Carol How the Grinch Stole Christmas may have made the liat, but the kids having it on year round tool some of the shine off 😂 Surprise entry: Love Hard. Good film.

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  • Mike @jarrak.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2025

    Christmas Movie 2025 Rewatch: Trapped In Paradise www.imdb.com/title/tt0111...

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Action Movies Released on December 2! What's your fave? 1. Violent Night 2. Outrage 3. An Action Hero 4. Trapped in Paradise Check out all 42 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Action

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  • mattstechel.bsky.social @mattstechel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    Today's Hollywoodle: Dakota Johnson ➡️ Fifty Shades Darker (2017) ➡️ Kim Basinger ➡️ Nadine (1987) ➡️ Jeff Bridges ➡️ Scenes of the Crime (2002) ➡️ Mädchen Amick ➡️ Trapped in Paradise (1994) ➡️ Nicolas Cage Scenes of the Crime was the movie with Noah Wyle I watched last night!!!! (It was pretty middling)

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  • Delightful Derreck @derreckmayerMastodon · Dec 28, 2024

    A thieving Dana Carvey saves the day in Trapped in Paradise! https://youtube.com/shorts/kIaPOmtGcBo?feature=share #danacarvey #nicolascage #jonlovitz #trappedinparadise #moviereview

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  • Henry Higgins III @hhtheiii.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    "What’s your favorite underappreciated Christmas movie?" TRAPPED IN PARADISE - Nic Cage, Jon Lovitz, and Dana Carvey are brothers who rob a bank in a sweet little town, but can't escape. Can the townsfolk, including Mädchen Amick (swoon), and their generosity turn them good?

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  • Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.netBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    Tonight's Entertainment: Trapped in Paradise letterboxd.com/blazehedgeho...

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    We’ve got Bad Santa on now, and Trapped in Paradise will be getting played at some point tomorrow, because I’m one of like five people on Earth that loves that movie.

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  • Ever-Curious Geek @evercuriousgeek.comBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    I know Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz hated making it, but “Trapped In Paradise” has been part of my #Christmas movie rotation for many years. Still a favorite and a true underrated classic.

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  • TripperEuphoric @trippereuphoric.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Trapped in Paradise (1994) is a truly evil movie that still ticks a lot of those 90s Christmas Movie boxes that feel so good. Lovitz is pretty good at least. Very grating movie otherwise. 4/10

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  • Nathan @indynathan.racingBluesky · Dec 5, 2024

    Watching “Trapped in Paradise”. I always liked the movie but I can never see Jon Lovitz the same after seeing his terrible standup a few years ago.

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  • Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2024

    Ha, that’s a great pick. Like you, I also considered going with a movie that’s not technically my favorite, but one I really love (Trapped in Paradise).

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  • Kamurai @KamuraiTMDB reviews · Feb 9, 2021

    Decent watch, could watch again, but can't recommend unless you just want to throw back to the early 90's. This is a great example of "weird" acting by people you may recognize as great, or at least famous, actors. Jon Lovitz hasn't changed much, but Dana Carvey certainly plays his role goofy for comedy's sake, but I have no idea what Nicholas Cage is doing in this one. He starts pretty sane, and then kicks off like he just re-discovered cocaine, and then just when you think he's going to even…

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  • rspen46 @rspen46TMDB reviews · Jan 3, 2021

    6.0 out of 10.0 Let me start by saying every Movie is not a 10 or even an 8, or a great Movie, but there are many good Movies out there, some like this one, I think many have not seen them, but it's one of my Favorite Christmas Movies to watch and never miss it, it's on my must watch list each year. I like the 3 main Characters and actors in it, it can be a bit silly in a few scenes, but overall I like it, it's a Crime movie that is also heartwarming at times. It's Funny, silly & crazy, I like…

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