Club Dread (2004)

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers (WGA):

Jay Chandrasekhar (written by) &
Kevin Heffernan (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Sun, Sea, Sex and Slaughter (Ireland DVD)

Plot:

When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort -- a hedonistic island paradise for swingers --- it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence ... or at least hide it!

Plot Keywords:

Island | Resort | Beach | Serial Killer | Sex

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elena Lyons	...	Stacy
Dan Montgomery Jr.	...	Rolo
Tanja Reichert	...	Kellie
Nat Faxon	...	Manny
Michael Weaver	...	Roy
Kevin Heffernan	...	Lars
Michael Yurchak	...	Burke
Jordan Ladd	...	Penelope
Brittany Daniel	...	Jenny
Richard Perello	...	Cliff
Steve Lemme	...	Juan
Jay Chandrasekhar	...	Putman
Paul Soter	...	Dave
Erik Stolhanske	...	Sam
Lindsay Price	...	Yu

Also Known As:

Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use.

Runtime:

104 min | USA:119 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 (alternate rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Italy:VM18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39818)

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Broken Lizard Industries

Trivia:

When the staff members are looking at Coconut Pete's old album, one of the song titles is "I Could Tell Ya, But Then I'd Have Tequila".

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Juan and Penolope start kissing, she gives him a hat, and it falls to the floor. When he remembers he has to make s'mores, Penolope doesn't pick the hat up, but after he runs away, she drops it to the ground.

Quotes:

Lars: I guess now they'll kick me out of the Pacifists Club.
Jenny: Or just ask you nicely to leave.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Pakkuman (1980) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Rub and Squeeze

I would like to think myself an educated film watcher...

With that being said, I loved this movie. With such terrible slasher spoofs as Scary Movie (I never bothered seeing the sequels) that was just one giant oral sex joke, this was a great breath of fresh air. The plot was typical (part of the spoof) and the acting at times hokey (yet again, part of the spoof), it's easy to get distracted away from the subtle humor and very entertaining dialogue.

Though the acting isn't classical actor's guild stuff, the characters are great. Especially Pete, Putman and Juan. I guess since I have seen the counter culture that this movie is mocking while spoofing the horror genre, it only makes it that much better.

If you're expecting a ground breaking horror movie, you will be disappointed. If you're expecting Super Troopers, you'll be let down. If you're expecting ground breaking in the spoof department... you might want to look elsewhere. If you just want a funny movie that doesn't try too hard and is entertaining on a subtle level, check this one out.

8/10