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Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004)

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Reviews Counted:96

Fresh:29

Rotten:67

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: Comedy is too hit-or-miss is this slasher spoof.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 27, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $4,559,739

Synopsis: From the guys who brought you SUPER TROOPERS...Broken Lizard is back, surrounded by limber, wanton women on a booze-soaked island resort owned by Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton), a rock star has-been.... From the guys who brought you SUPER TROOPERS...Broken Lizard is back, surrounded by limber, wanton women on a booze-soaked island resort owned by Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton), a rock star has-been. But the non-stop party takes a turn for the weird when dead bodies start turning up faster than you could drink a rum punch. Everyone begins to look suspicious. Could it be Sam (Erik Stolhanske) of the Fun Police brigade, who is quick on the trigger with his tequila loaded super-soaker; Jenny (Brittany Daniel), the over-sexed, fitness instructor; Juan (Steve Lemme), the flamboyant diving instructor with a secret third-world past; Putman (Jay Chandrasekhar), the bratty-British tennis coach/fanatic; Dave (Paul Soter), the ecstasy-crazed, adopted nephew of Coconut Pete; or the burly masseuse (Kevin Heffernan) blessed with a creepy ‘touch’ that can render anyone into instant Jell-O? Can the inhabitants of Pleasure Island unite, solve the mystery and restore happy hour to this tropical bacchanal? BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD was written by Broken Lizard and directed by the group’s Jay Chandrasekhar, who also directed SUPER TROOPERS, which premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Their first film PUDDLE CRUISER, also directed by Chandrasekhar, was screened at several film festivals including Sundance, IFFM, SXSW, the London and Berlin International Film Festivals, and was named winner of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Grand Prize for Best Film. Broken Lizard has collectively written and performed together for the past 10 years, creating stage, film and television material. BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD also features Brittany Daniel ("Sweet Valley High," JOE DIRT), M.C. Gainey (HAPPY TEXAS, THE NEW GUY), Jordan Ladd (NEVER BEEN KISSED), Tanja Reichert ("Relic Hunter"), Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks") and Lindsey Price ("Beverly Hills 90210"). Paxton most recently made his feature film directorial debut with FRALITY, in which he starred with Matthew McConaughey. He has appeared in some of the U.S.’ biggest box office hits including TITANIC, TWISTER and APOLLO 13. Paxton has also won critical acclaim with independent films like ONE FALSE MOVE, TRAVELLER and A SIMPLE PLAN. -- © Fox Searchlight [More]

Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter

Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Kevin Heffernan, Erik Stolhanske, Brittany Daniel, Jordan Ladd, Lindsay Price

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Screenwriter: Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan
Producer: Richard Perello
Composer: Nathan Barr
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/03/04
Empire Magazine

If you're in the mood for a romp, you'll have just as much fun watching it.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/26/04
E! Online

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

[W]hat’s refreshing about the Broken Lizard films is how removed they seem from the cookie-cutter Hollywood machine.

Full Review Source: Lowell Sun | comment Comment
02/26/04
Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

As relaxed and fun-loving as its characters.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/24/04
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
Village Voice
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One of the better horror parodies, which if you ask me has been done to death.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/17/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

A pretty creative conceit and often quite funny and creepy, to boot.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
02/28/04
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Less funny than a comedy and less scary than a horror, but the comedy works (when it tries to).

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
02/28/04
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

An intriguing amalgam of straight-up genre movie silliness and a lampoon of said silliness, with no real way to tell which mode the film is in at any given time.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
03/11/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

The jokes don't always work, and some of the scares are weak. But Club Dread is a comedy that tries to be scary, and much of the time succeeds at both.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
02/26/04
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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. . . the laughs in Club Dread remain their own reward even after the chop-chop ghastliness has gone beyond the pale.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
02/26/04
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine

Looks like 'The Real Cancun 2: The Machete', an often effective slasher comedy by the 'Super Troopers' guys.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
02/20/04
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Pure dumb fun.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/27/04
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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This is very different from what the Broken Lizard comedy team has done before. Refreshingly, so.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
02/27/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

If you hate Jimmy Buffett, you'll love Bill Paxton's Coconut Pete. If you like naked girls who happen to be gymnasts, you'll love Jordan Ladd. This is a FUN flick!

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
02/27/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

Broken Lizard may not yet be Monty Python, but Club Dread is funnier than Super Troopers, and another comedy from the troupe will be a welcome sight.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
03/04/04
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Is it a comedy? Or are they really trying to make a go at a horror film? Funny enough, it actually works as both.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/02/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film Threat

Here's an oddball movie that's better suited to rental than the big screen.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
03/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Unencumbered by logic or narrative cohesion, the freewheeling lunacy of Club Dread sits squarely in the guilty pleasure zone.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/27/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

There's the inevitable hit-and-miss aspect that goes with the territory, but there's also sufficient character-driven kookiness to propel it all agreeably along.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/26/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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March 05, 2008: Sneak Peek: Inside Broken Lizard's Next Film, Slammin' Salmon
The Broken Lizard boys have built a following out of their signature brand of fraternal comedy; RT brings you the scoop on their latest flick, The Slammin' Salmon, straight from... More...

April 11, 2006: Lizard Boys Chase "Ambulance"
Broken Lizard, the comedy troupe behind Super Troopers, Club Dread, and the upcoming Beerfest, have another deal lined up with WB. Seems the boys will soon be transformed into a... More...

October 24, 2005: Broken Lizard Boys Invite You to a "Beerfest"
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September 06, 2005: Broken Lizard Finds a Home at WB
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