Another Day in Paradise is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Larry Clark, and starring James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser and Natasha Gregson Wagner.

After originally earning the rare NC-17 rating,[3] the American theatrical release was edited for the purpose of obtaining an R, reducing the running time from 105 to 101 minutes.

In the 1970s Midwest, teenaged Bobbie, a methamphetamine addict, attempts to rob several vending machines at a local college, but is confronted by a night guard who brutally attacks and beats him.

A severely injured Bobbie returns to the flophouse of his older girlfriend, Rosie, who contacts Mel, a streetwise middle-aged thief and part-time drug dealer, for help.

The two commit several drug heists, including one at a small clinic which accrues them a significant amount of money.

In a dusty small town, Mel and Bobbie begin to sell off the stolen narcotics out of a rundown motel.

The group flee to the home of the Reverend, a preacher and illegal arms dealer from whom Mel acquires his guns.

A devastated Bobbie keeps Rosie's death a secret, and goes along with Mel and Sid in the morning to the home of the wealthy couple Jewels has planned for them to rob.

[3] Star and co-producer James Woods described the shoot as a "nightmare" and director Larry Clark as a "rude pig.

[3] When Clark's cut of the film was shown to potential distributors, it was more than 140 minutes long and included a graphic sex scene between Kartheiser and Gregson Wagner which would have brought an NC-17 rating.

[3] Clark and Kartheiser wanted to shoot an even kinkier version of one sex scene, but Gregson Wagner refused.

"[6] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote of the film: "Clark's main gift is for living furiously with his characters in the moment, as Eric Edwards' hand-held camera work swerves and pivots and the soundtrack pulsates with a bluesy, smoldering score featuring Clarence Carter.