Club Dread (2004)

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers (WGA):

Jay Chandrasekhar (written by) &
Kevin Heffernan (written by) ...
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Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A vacation to die for.

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 | Serial Killer | Beach | Party

Cast

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
Julio Bekhor	...	Carlos (as Julio Bekhór)
Bill Paxton	...	Coconut Pete
Greg Cipes	...	Trevor
M.C. Gainey	...	Hank
Ryan Falkner	...	Marcel
Fabiana Ferre	...	Go-Go Girl
Paola Hinojos	...	Go-Go Girl
Veronica Segura	...	Zoe
Samm Levine	...	Dirk
Jessica Moreno	...	Fiona
Heather Pemble	...	Amy Aerobics (as Heather M. Pemble)
Benjamin Digby	...	Dr. Wick
Jose Cruz	...	Busboy 1
Luis Banderas	...	Busboy 2
Claudia Palacios	...	Buccaneer Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Graziano	...	Island Guest (uncredited)
Alison Raimondi	...	Screaming Island Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Chandrasekhar

Writing credits (WGA)
Jay Chandrasekhar		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Kevin Heffernan		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Steve Lemme		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Paul Soter		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Erik Stolhanske		(written by) (as Broken Lizard)

Produced by
Conrad Hool	....	co-producer
Lance Hool	....	executive producer
Peter E. Lengyel	....	executive producer
Richard Perello	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
Lawrence Sher

Film Editing by
Ryan Folsey

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Ben Conable		(as Benjamin Conable)

Art Direction by
Theresa Wachter

Set Decoration by
Melo Hinojosa		(as Hermelindo Hinojosa)

Costume Design by
Melissa Bruning

Makeup Department
Francisco Javier Alvarez	....	assistant hair stylist (as Javier Alvarez)
Christian Burgoyne	....	key special makeup/prosthetics: second unit
Tom Devlin	....	prosthetic lab work
Kris Kobzina	....	key special makeup/prosthetics (as Kristian Kobzina)
Kris Kobzina	....	key special makeup/prosthetics: second unit (as Kristian Kobzina)
Sheri Kornhaber	....	makeup department head
Tony Mandile	....	special makeup/prosthetics
Tony Mandile	....	special makeup/prosthetics: second unit
Shawn McKay	....	hair department head
Alfredo Mora	....	makeup artist
Adriana Rosado	....	makeup artist
Adriana Rosado	....	makeup artist: second unit
Juan Carlos Trujillo	....	assistant hair stylist
Steve Costanza	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Arturo Brito	....	production manager: Mexico
Conrad Hool	....	unit production manager
Joaquin Silva	....	production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernando Altschul	....	first assistant director
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar	....	second assistant director: Mexico (as Hugo Gutierrez)
Brett Hool	....	second assistant director
Lance Hool	....	second unit director
Carlos Manzo	....	second second assistant director: Mexico
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	second unit director (as Ernie Orsatti)

Art Department
Pedro Alanis Alanis	....	painter
Pascual Alvarado	....	property assistant (as Pascual Alvarado Bravo)
Saul Bernal	....	carpenter
Ryan Falkner	....	storyboard artist
David Gomez Frias	....	carpenter
Gerardo Gomez Frias	....	carpenter
Alfredo Gonzalez	....	property master
Edgar Granados	....	set dresser
Guillermo Granados	....	decorator assistant (as Jose Guillermo Granados)
Jose Luis Mendez Ramirez	....	carpenter
Juan Jose Montemayor	....	sculptor
Francisco Ramirez	....	assistant art director
Francisco Ramirez	....	greensman
Hugo A. Reyes	....	propsman (as Hugo Reyes)
Jorge Rodríguez	....	property assistant (as Jorge Rodriguez)
Roberto Ávila	....	decorator assistant (as Roberto Avila)

Sound Department
David Alvarez	....	sound mixer
William Cawley	....	assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
Patrick Cusack	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Matt Dubin	....	mixing recordist
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Green	....	manager of sound services
Domitilo Gómez	....	cable person (as Domitilo Gomez)
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Eileen Horta	....	adr editor
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clarissa Keller	....	mix facility coordinator
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Andrea M. Metty	....	mix facility coordinator (as Andrea Metty)
Michael A. Morongell	....	sound mixing engineer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue supervisor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent)
Adam Olmsted	....	assistant sound engineer
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound designer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Dan Scolnik	....	foley supervisor
Kim Secrist	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Eduardo Valverde	....	boom operator
Felix Andriessens	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jose A. Cordero	....	special effects technician (as Jose Angel Cordero)
Laurencio Cordero	....	special effects coordinator (as Laurencio 'Chovy' Cordero)
Manuel Cordero	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects producer: Digital Filmworks
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Filmworks
Gilbert De La Garza	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks (as Gilbert DeLaGarza)
George Gervan	....	compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Richard Gervan	....	painter: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Maureen Healy	....	compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Heather Ignarro	....	production coordinator: Digital Filmworks
Ladd Lanford	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Robert Lukacs	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
Lisa Markou	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Marco S. Paolini	....	senior compositor: Digital Filmworks
Edward Quirk	....	senior 3D animator: Digital Filmworks
Aanand Shrestha	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
David Sosalla	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Carrie Spillane	....	assistant visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Sharon Stetzel	....	supervising production coordinator: Digital Filmworks
Tommy Tran	....	digital artist: Digital Filmworks
Mitch Paulson	....	digital preview colorist (uncredited)

Stunts
Fernando Celis	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Celis	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunts
Andy Dylan	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Andy Dylan	....	stunts
Rick Kahana	....	stunts
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double (as Dina Lynn Margolin)
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Jordan Ladd
Jose Guadalupe Sotelo	....	stunts
Vladimir Tevlovski	....	stunts
Sita Acevedo	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Salvador Anacleto Sánchez	....	generator operator
Robert Barocci	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Barocci	....	director of photography: second unit
Fernando Garcia Santos	....	electrician
Francisco García	....	company grip (as Francisco Garcia)
Fernando Gutierrez	....	camera loader
Heriberto Gutiérrez	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Heriberto Gutierrez)
Juan Fernando Guzmán	....	electrician (as Juan Fernando Guzman Munuz)
Wilma Gómez Luengo	....	first assistant camera (as Wilma Gomez Luengo)
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	best boy grip
Irving Huitron Aranda	....	grip: second unit
Edgar Hurtado	....	underwater camera operator
Constantino Jiménez	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	Steadicam operator
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	underwater camera operator
Manuel Martinez	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Juan José Martínez	....	electrician: second unit (as Juan José Martinez Noya)
Juan José Martínez	....	rigging-strike electrician (as Juan José Martinez Noya)
Héctor Medina	....	camera loader: second unit (as Hector Medina)
Ignacio Sanchez Mejia	....	electrician: second unit
Felipe Morales	....	company grip (as Felipe Morales Macias)
Fernando Moreno	....	gaffer (as Fernando Moreno Saldivar)
Leo J. Napolitano	....	director of photography: second unit (as Leo Napolitano)
Eliseo Orozco	....	second assistant camera
Armando Paez	....	electrician: second unit
Armando Paez	....	generator operator
Raúl Palacios	....	electrician (as Raul Palacios)
Francisco Jaime Pastrana	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Francesco Pastrana)
Israel Páez	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Victor Rodall	....	vtr operator
Ricardo Rodriguez	....	company grip
Jesús Rodríguez Barajas	....	key grip (as Jesus Antonio Rodriguez Barajas)
Manuel Rodríguez Davalos	....	grip: second unit (as Manuel Rodriguez Davalos)
Manuel Rodríguez Davalos	....	rigging-strike electrician (as Manuel Rodriguez Davalos)
Ricardo Rodríguez Zavala	....	grip: second unit (as Ricardo Rodriguez Zavala)
Jesús Romero	....	dolly grip (as Jesus 'Kimba' Romero)
Guillermo Rosas	....	camera operator: second unit
Antonio Sánchez Romero	....	best boy electric (as Antonio Sanchez Romero)
Miguel Ángel Sánchez	....	company grip (as Miguel Angel Sanchez Ramirez)
Lacey Terrell	....	still photographer
Raymundo Verde	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Raymundo Verde	....	first assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Claudia Becker	....	casting: Mexico
Alejandro Bracho	....	casting associate: Mexico
Ernesto Cairo	....	extras casting coordinator (as Ernesto Martínez Cairo)
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Carla Hool	....	casting supervisor: Mexico
Alfonso Ledo	....	extras casting assistant
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting associate
Kathleen Tomasik	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Palla Estrada Araiz	....	seamstress (as Paula Estrada Araiz)
Jaime Ortiz	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ambar Palacios	....	set costumer
Ambar Palacios	....	set costumer: second unit
Isabel Siliceo	....	wardrobe coordinator

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Erica Mireles Folsey	....	assistant editor (as Erica Acevedo)
Maria Gonzales	....	first assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Ana Veselic	....	apprentice editor
Christopher Kroll	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Matthew Bennett	....	orchestrator
Jim Black	....	music clearances
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
Christopher Covert	....	music supervisor
Michael Farrow	....	score mixer (as Mike Farrow)
Michael Farrow	....	score recordist (as Mike Farrow)
Timothy Huling	....	orchestrator (as Tim Huling)
Bob Ingalls	....	orchestrator
Simon James	....	scoring contractor
Geoff Ogle	....	orchestrator
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Michael C. Ross	....	mixer: song "Coconut Pete"
Mark Skillingberg	....	assistant music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music legal (uncredited)
Celeste Chada	....	music licensing (uncredited)
Tor Hyams	....	composer: additional music cues (uncredited)
Joel J. Richard	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Javier Gunther	....	transportation coordinator
Fermín Lara	....	transportation dispatcher (as Fermin Lara Hernandez)
Carlos Ponce de León	....	transportation captain (as Carlos Ponce)

Other crew
Lynn Abdi	....	assistant: Lance Hool
Jorge Alvarez-Miranda	....	revolution supervisor
Amanda Anka	....	additional voice
David Arnott	....	additional voice
Ana Ballesteros	....	caterer
Jose Manuel Ballesteros	....	craft service (as José Manuel Ballesteros)
Oliver Barnett	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Geraldine Brezca	....	set production assistant
Mauricio Brito	....	office production assistant: Mexico
David Burdick	....	additional voice
Gaby Cairo	....	assistant accountant
Lanei Chapman	....	additional voice (as Lanai Chapman)
Vicki Davis	....	additional voice
Angel Manuel De La Peña	....	electric assistant
Luis Diaz Sandoval	....	power pod technician
Luis Diaz Sandoval	....	power pod technician: second unit
Bob Dohrmann	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Rebecca Fulton	....	script supervisor
Melissa Gibson	....	set production assistant
Raúl Gonzalez	....	set production assistant: second unit
Michael Hansen	....	unit publicist
Elsa Hermoso	....	first assistant accountant (as Elsa Maria Hermoso)
Jorge Armando Hurtado Rodriguez	....	crane/lenny arm: second unit
Ignacio Islas Sosa	....	revolution assistant
Carol Juk	....	production coordinator: second unit
Luis Juliao	....	additional voice
Ricardo M. Kaplan	....	travel coordinator: Mexico (as Ricardo Mendoza Kaplan)
Tara Leone	....	assistant: Jay Chandrasekhar
Efrain Lima	....	technician: ARRI
Jose Antonio Lizaola	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Antonio Medina Parra	....	vtr assistant
Victor M. Mendoza	....	technician: HMI
Victor M. Mendoza	....	technician: HMI, second unit
Tracy Metro	....	additional voice
Brenda Morris	....	assistant accountant
John N. Murphy	....	set production assistant
John N. Murphy	....	set production assistant: second unit
Maitena Muruzabal	....	assistant: Richard Perello
Michael Ness	....	additional voice
Chloe Kai O'Connor	....	assistant: Richard Perello (as Chloe O'Connor)
Fernando Ocampo	....	set doctor
Jason Pace	....	additional voice
Michael Perkal	....	production accountant
Carlos Reyes Mora	....	crane/lenny arm: second unit
Oscar Romo R.	....	marine coordinator: Mexico
Bryan Scott	....	additional voice
Vernon Scott	....	additional voice
Jesus Serrano Diaz	....	set doctor: second unit
Carlos 'Buho' Tames	....	location manager (as Carlos 'Buho' Tamés)
Danny Trefts	....	marine coordinator
Nancy Truman	....	additional voice
Lee Tucker	....	preview engineer
Alejandro Uriegas	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Belinda Uriegas	....	production coordinator
Andreana Weiner	....	additional voice
Asajiro Yamamoto	....	assistant accountant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Thanks
George Folsey Jr.	....	thanks (as George Folsey)
Tom McArdle	....	special thanks (as Tom McCardle)
David Miner	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Broken Lizard Industries
• Cataland Films
• Coconut Pete Productions
• Fox Searchlight Pictures

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A. (200?) (Spain) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• RTL Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• Digital Filmworks (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• O'Henry Sound Studios  score mixed at
• SoundStorm  sound editing and re-recording
• Studio X  orchestra recorded at
• Trojan Records  soundtrack published by
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound editing

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Broken Lizard Industries

Trivia:

Broken Lizard screened the film for Jimmy Buffett, who was so amused that he requested permission to sing some of the film's original songs on one of his live tours.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Coconut Pete's body is found, one of the brief close-ups of his face shows this supposedly dead man's lips moving.

Quotes:

Dave:Hey, I think something's wrong with the lights.

Movie Connections:

References The Karate Kid (1984)

Soundtrack:

Rockin' Dance

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