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ERA
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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Another Day in Paradise
"We live at the abyss."
1998 1h 41m EN
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MID
★6.2TMDB · 154
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
“We live at the abyss.”
Cast
Melanie Griffith
Sid
James Woods
Mel
Vincent Kartheiser
Bobbie
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Rosie
James Otis
Reverend
Peter Sarsgaard
Ty
Brent Briscoe
Clem
Paul Hipp
Richard Johnson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Larry Clark
- Writers
- Stephen Chin, Christopher Landon
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Larry Clark, shot by Eric Alan Edwards. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Luis Colina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Melanie Griffith and James Woods and Vincent Kartheiser carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "We live at the abyss.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0127722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Larry Clark directs. Eric Alan Edwards behind the camera. Luis Colina cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Larry Clark, shot by Eric Alan Edwards. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Luis Colina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Melanie Griffith and James Woods and Vincent Kartheiser carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "We live at the abyss.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0127722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eric Alan Edwards
- Editing
- Luis Colina
- Production design
- Aaron Osborne
- Costume design
- Kathryn Morrison
- Makeup / hair
- Roy Knyrim
- Sound
- Eric Hoeschen
- Stunt coordinator
- Steven Lambert
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Larry Clark
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CH
Chinese Bookie Pictures
Key crew
- Stunt CoordinatorSteven Lambert
- StuntsNancy Thurston
- Sound Effects EditorSteven F. Nelson
- Second Assistant DirectorTia Ardran
- Sound Re-Recording MixerEric Hoeschen
- Dialogue EditorJoe Divitale
- First Assistant DirectorLouis Shaw Milito
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMarty Hutcherson
- Sound RecordistCharlie McGovern
- Sound EngineerRick MacLane
- BookEddie Little
- Sound Effects EditorPaul Aulicino
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJohn Brasher
- Supervising Sound EditorBruce Fortune
- Set DresserChris Larsen
- Sound EditorCarey Milbradt
- Second Second Assistant DirectorDeandre 'Silky' Russell
- Set DresserMike Starns
- Sound Effects EditorJay Nierenberg
- Set DesignerCara T. Hoepner
- Sound RecordistCarlos Isais
- Second Second Assistant DirectorWendy Palmer
- Set DresserJohn L. Chaldu
- Supervising Sound EditorLance Brown
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- murder
- drugs
- addict
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-12-30R
Also known as
International titles
- Un altro giorno in paradisoIT
- Another Day in Paradise - Wir leben am AbgrundDE
