Another Day in Paradise (1999)

Country: USA
Director: Larry Clark
Production Co: Trimark Pictures,Warner Bros. Pictures,Lionsgate
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.5/10
Length: 101 mins

Storyline

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.—Jon Reeves

Plot Keywords

teen boy, girlfriend, criminal, lover, drug dealer, junkie, hedonistic, bleak, brutal, raw, american midwest, apartment, pharmacy, motel, cornfield, gas station, drug addiction, petty crime, heist, troubled youth, narcotics trade, murder, wretched excess, fall, temptation, 1970s

Short Review

Another Day in Paradise, Clark's sophomore effort, represents the closest he's ever gotten to making a mainstream film. The movie is Clark's vision of the outlaw lifestyle...