Club Paradise (1986)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Brian Doyle-Murray (screenplay)
Tom Leopold (story)

Release Date:

11 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The vacation you'll never forget -- no matter how hard you try.

Plot:

Injured while risking his life to save an angry German shepard, Chicago Firefighter Jack Moniker retires...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Beach | Paradise | Firefighter | Retirement

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Jack Moniker
Peter O'Toole	...	Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
Rick Moranis	...	Barry Nye
Jimmy Cliff	...	Ernest Reed
Twiggy	...	Phillipa Lloyd
Adolph Caesar	...	Prime Minister Solomon Gundy
Eugene Levy	...	Barry Steinberg
Joanna Cassidy	...	Terry Hamlin
Andrea Martin	...	Linda White
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Voit Zerbe
Joe Flaherty	...	Pilot
Steven Kampmann	...	Randy White
Robin Duke	...	Mary Lou
Mary Gross	...	Jackie
Simon Jones	...	Toby Prooth

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (f)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The film was originally intended to star Bill Murray and John Cleese.

Quotes:

Jack Moniker: I heard about this guy in Cicero, well he stiffed a loanshark, so a couple of these guys got him, cut off his arm, beat him to death with the arm, and shoved it in a food processor and made a dip out of it. Then they served it to his family at his sister's wedding. And the sister loved it so much, she wanted the recipe. It's a crazy world, isn't it?

Movie Connections:

References The Harder They Come (1972)

Soundtrack:

Pipeline

Funny and provocative

Ramis has exceptional talent. The eclectic selection of humorous scenes is well woven.

O'Toole lends a great deal of sophistication to the film. His thought provoking words on government and island life stirred my imagination.

Williams seems to have been at his comical best early in his career.

Moranis proves himself to be a true oddball.

Certainly, this is a picture you should not miss seeing.