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Club Paradise (1986)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:1

Rotten:11

Average Rating:3.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: An injured fireman (Robin Williams) uses his insurance money to leave the cares of the city behind and open a luxury Club Med-style Caribbean resort with his friend, nightclub owner/musician Ernest... An injured fireman (Robin Williams) uses his insurance money to leave the cares of the city behind and open a luxury Club Med-style Caribbean resort with his friend, nightclub owner/musician Ernest (Jimmy Cliff). However, the luxury resort turns out to be replete with lizards, bad plumbing, and corrupt officials. Twiggy costars as Phillipa Lloyd, a leftover British tourist who sparks Jack's interest and helps him to maintain sanity as they all struggle to keep the club afloat while watching over their naive party-crazy guests, with hysterical results. Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy shine as sleazy swinging singles looking to score on their tropical vacation. There is big trouble in paradise as an independence revolt brews on the island against the pompous Prime Minister Soloman Grundy (Adolph Caesar) and corrupt businessmen who are trying to close the club and sell the island. Somehow the shaky resort manages to withstand tropical storms and the final revolt by kitchen-utensil-wielding staff members against the island's dictator. One of the stars of this film is the fabulous reggae soundtrack by costar and famed reggae musician Jimmy Cliff. [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff, Rick Moranis, Peter O'Toole

Starring: Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff, Rick Moranis, Peter O'Toole, Twiggy, Adolph Caesar

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis

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Feb 14, 2006

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  • Club Paradise
  • Pack your bags for Club Paradise, the Caribbean resort where the good times and laughter come at you in waves. Academy AwardO winner* Robin Williams steers their crazed course of this tropical romp as an ex-Chicago fireman who uses a sizable disability settlement to transform a remote island watering hole into a lucrative tourist waterland.
  • Peter O'Toole, Twiggy, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy and other comic cohorts cheerfully cavort (and Jimmy Cliff musically riffs) under the breezy direction of Harold Ramis (National Lampoon's Vacation, Caddyshack) for a lark that The New Yorker's Pauline Kael judged "as pleasant as can be."
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    comment Comment | Feb., 21 2007 02:06 PM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 26 2006 03:17 AM

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    Scott Weinberg

    Feels like it was inspired by a People Magazine article, and stretched out into feature length through the dubious overuse of sketch-type comedy droppings.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 11 2006 01:49 AM

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    Eric Meyerson

    A word of warning: these leftovers are rotten.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 28 2005 06:35 PM

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    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

    Don’t expect too much more from this film than a few chuckles and a soundtrack which mixes some delectable reggae and rock music.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2004 09:14 AM

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    Ken Hanke

    The most embarassing movie Peter O'Toole ever graced.

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    comment Comment | Jun., 04 2003 03:28 AM

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