The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 17
Potty humor and juvenile antics keep this workplace comedy from being particularly funny or memorable.
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 8
Potty humor and juvenile antics keep this workplace comedy from being particularly funny or memorable.
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The Broken Lizard troupe is back with The Slammin' Salmon, a comedy revolving around a restaurant whose former heavyweight champion owner, Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan), sets his waitstaff against each other in a competition to see who can win the most tips, with the winner taking home a cash prize and the lowest earner winning a beatdown from the champ. Troupe member Kevin Heffernan makes his directorial debut with the picture, taking over the reigns from Jay Chandrasekhar, who directed
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Cast
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Michael Clarke Duncan
Cleon Salmon -
Kevin Heffernan
Rich -
Jay Chandrasekhar
Nuts -
Steve Lemme
Connor -
Paul Soter
Dave/Donnie -
Erik Stolhanske
Guy -
Morgan Fairchild
Herself -
Lance Henriksen
Dick Lobo -
Vivica A. Fox
Nutella -
April Bowlby
Mia -
Jeff Chase
Anthony -
Carla Gallo
Stacy -
Michael Yurchak
Jaime the Line Chef -
Nat Faxon
Carl the Manager -
Jolie Martin
Waitress -
Cobie Smulders
Tara -
Carrie Clifford
Patty the Hostess -
Will Forte
Horace the Lone Diner -
Rosalie Ward
Merlot Customer -
Marc Evan Jackson
Dry Sac Customer -
Dennis Gubbins
4 lb. Lobster Dude -
Sendhil Ramamurthy
Marlon Spencer -
Olivia Munn
Samara Dubois -
Jim Gaffigan
Stanley Bellin -
Bobbi Sue Luther
Cod Customer #1 -
Michael Merton
Cod Customer #2 -
J.D. Walsh
Cod Customer #3 -
James Grace
Bachelor Party Guy -
Alison Bower
Al the Lesbian -
Koji Kataoka
Mr. Yamamuri -
Smith Cho
Translator -
Jim Rash
Disgusted Businessman -
Elisabeth Noone
Champagne Customer #1 -
Melissa-Anne Davenport
Champagne Customer #2 -
Gillian Vigman
The Escort -
Michael Weaver
The John -
Sam Redford
British Guy -
Peter Gaulke
Opera Customer -
Rohit Sang
Frat Guy -
Richard Perello
Fidel the Bartender -
Avi Rothman
Steve Lemmaducci -
Candace Smith
Mrs. Eva Salmon Parente -
Philippe Brenninkmeyer
King Crab Customer -
Tara Brenninkmeyer
King Crab Customer Wife -
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
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Thirteen-year-old boys big enough to sneak into R-rated movies are presumably the prime audience for this witless comedy from the Broken Lizard troupe.
Top CriticIt has its share of funny moments. But it also has its share of tired ones.
Much of the film's humor hovers around crotch level. If jokes about mental illness, terminal disease and sex with orangutans sound funny to you, go for it.
This fratty National Lampoon-style comedy (written by and starring the Broken Lizard troupe of comics who made Beerfest and Super Troopers) is funny more often than not. Worth checking out on video.
If you're in the mood for buffoonery, you'll probably enjoy this dumb-but-funny marathon of back-stabbing, physical gags, potty humor and appealing cast chemistry.
You would think any movie with the word "salmon" in the title would have to be funny. Think again.
...sporadically funny yet hopelessly uneven...
... a warmed-over blend of bathroom humor, backstabbing shenanigans and humiliation.
The ensemble cast is fresh-faced and ready to embarrass themselves with an endless string of vulgar, profanity-filled, and sex-related dialogue, even if they aren't quite ready to deal with adult relationships or emotions.
Not their best work, but still a guilty pleasure
I laughed throughout The Slammin' Salmon, groaned a bit here and there too, but smiles and Broken Lizard? I'd never thought I'd see the day when the two would meet.
It's pretty obvious from the start that The Slammin' Salmon isn't going to be the comedy troupe's funniest movie, but there are still plenty of laughs to be had.
The Slammin' Salmon is so lifeless and drab that it doesn't even feel like it was made by Broken Lizard, and it goes without saying that it is easily the least impressive of their five movies. (I guess everyone can have their off days.)
Although it's a little slow at the outset and occasionally a trifle predictable, The Slammin' Salmon is still a rollickin' time at the theater.
Moments of light laughter fueled by Broken Lizard's non sequitur brand of shock humor are served with a flimsy plot and even flimsier characters.
A Hollywood California-roll gone bad, with super-sized stereotypes, underdone pratfalls and tasteless one-liners.
Intolerable, aimless
Only one thing might be worse: the thought of Comedy Central's airing this bomb four times a day.
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"Bring a bib, it's gonna get messy."
The Slammin Salmon is exactly what you'd expect it to be if you've seen Super Troopers and Beerfest. It's a moderately funny, obscene, disgusting, and just an overall average comedy. Just as with Super Troopers and Beerfest, it's easy watching and enjoyable, but there's definitely something missing to take it to another level and make it a more than just average comedy.
The Slammin Salmon is the name of a high end, seafood restaurant owned by a former boxing champion that still uses his size and past triumphs to intimidate his employees. The movie follows one night of business in the restaurant as we learn that The Champ lost a bet and owes a Japanese man $20,000. In order that the restaurant isn't taken away, he tells the manager that he must make sure they make the $20,000 in one night. Then he gives the workers some incentive by saying the top selling waiter or waitress of the night will be given $10,000.
There's definitely a level of fun to be had while watching The Slammin Salmon, but it is also a highly forgettable film, which seems to be the motif with these filmmakers movies. It will appeal to some much more than it did for me, but I view this in the same way as Super Troopers and Beerfest. Their okay, but in the end there's nothing too special or great going on.
It's worth a look if you like the actors and the previous movies from them. If not, stay far away because The Slammin Salmon isn't going to change your mind. In the end, all you need to do is turn your brain off and watch the ridiculousness which is The Slammin Salmon.