The Slammin' Salmon (2009)

The owner of a Miami restaurant indebted to the mob institutes a contest to see what waiter can earn the most money in one night.

Director:

Kevin Heffernan

Writers:

Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan,

Stars:

Kevin Heffernan, Jeff Chase, Jay Chandrasekhar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Heffernan	...	Rich Parente
Jeff Chase	...	Anthony
Carla Gallo	...	Stacy
Paul Soter	...	Dave / Donnie
Michael Yurchak	...	Jamie the Line Chef
Nat Faxon	...	Carl the Manager
Jolie Martin	...	Waitress
Erik Stolhanske	...	Guy
Jay Chandrasekhar	...	Nuts
April Bowlby	...	Mia
Cobie Smulders	...	Tara
Steve Lemme	...	Connor
Carrie Clifford	...	Patty the Hostess
Will Forte	...	Horace the Lone Diner
Rosalie Ward	...	Merlot Customer

Storyline

The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon, now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.

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Plot Keywords:

salmon | fish | waiter | restaurant | contest | 

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Taglines:

Bring a bib, it's gonna get messy

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oi asteiatores

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$26,167 (USA) (11 December 2009)

Gross:

$41,588 (USA) (29 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broken Lizard Industries, Cataland Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lance Henriksen compares the potential resurrection of Conner's character on CFI: Hotlanta to the X-Files. Henriksen had a major role as ex-FBI agent Frank Black on the X-Files as well as its sister series Millenium.

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Goofs

Early in the movie when Connor is telling his story about Morgan Fairchild, the hostess seats the restaurant's first customer in Guy's section. After Connor's story, the hostess tells Connor that she sat somebody in his section also. While Connor is waiting on the couple, Nuts announces the entrance of the Champ. During so, we can see that the restaurant is now heavily occupied instead of having only two tables occupied.

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Quotes

Rich: Dave, can I get a re-fire?
Dave: What did you just say to me?
Rich: The guy at table five wants it cooked a little bit more.
Dave: No! They asked for it medium rare. It's perfect. If he wants it cooked more, tell him to go shove it up his ass.
Rich: You want me to tell that guy to cook this in his ass?
Dave: Yeah, within the inside of his anus.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Sombrero"
Written by Danny Amis Eddie Angel Jimmy Lester Pete Curry
Performed by Los Straitjackets

User Reviews

Kevin can wait, along with the other Broken Lizard guys, for a brutish heavyweight. Try the fish!

Ahhhh, the Broken Lizard guys. From Puddle Cruiser (their debut feature) through to Super Troopers to Club Dread to Beerfest, they have always made me chuckle and often laugh out loud. Yeah, I'm a fan so it's no surprise that I enjoyed The Slammin' Salmon.

The plot is pretty simple: the boss (Michael Clarke Duncan) of The Slammin' Salmon tells the manager that the business needs to earn $20, 000 in one night, despite never having made that before. Ever. If the sum is not reached then the restaurant has to be handed over to some gangsters and the boss will have to take out his anger on the waiter who earned the least money.

Kevin Heffernan directs this time around and the cast features the whole gang as usual (Heffernan himself, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske), this time playing the restaurant staff, each one with their own quirk. They're joined by the lovely April Bowlby and Cobie Smulders (the latter being best known for her role in How I Met Your Mother), who both prove themselves good sports as they join in with the fun. As, it has to be said, does Michael Clarke Duncan. His scary boss character is also laughably dumb and Duncan is hilarious in the role. The fact that he used to be a big name in the boxing world also adds laughs as we watch a man hang on to the name and fame he used to have while running a restaurant that sometimes borders on the tacky.

A lot of the gags are pretty obvious, or flagged up well ahead of time, but that doesn't make them any less funny. Whether it's a cameo appearance by Morgan Fairchild, a hilarious running story strand featuring Sendhil Ramamurthy (from Heroes) or just waiting to see if Nuts (played by Chandrasekhar) will live up to his name, it's constantly very funny and another great outing for the Broken Lizard guys, in my book.

See this if you like: Super Troopers, Waiting, Beerfest.