Trapped in Paradise is a 1994 American Christmas-themed crime comedy film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, and Dana Carvey.

At Christmas time, New York City convicts Dave and Alvin Firpo are paroled early and placed in the custody of their younger brother Bill, a restaurant manager.

He and his henchman, Caesar, take the Firpos' mother, Edna hostage, and threaten to kill her unless they give him the stolen money.

Upset, Bill leaves his two brothers, then heads off to return the money and asks strangers for a ride to Paradise.

Trying to get away, inept shopkeepers Ed and Clovis (who had sold the Firpos the ski masks before the robbery) recognize them and want the money for themselves.

There, FBI agent Shaddus Peyser tries to figure out what happened, and because the town's people hide what they know about Bill, Alvin, and Dave and the church pastor returns the money to the police, they release them.

The site's consensus reads: "Loaded with talent but borderline unwatchable, Trapped in Paradise will leave viewers feeling the first part of the title and pining for the last.