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Broken Lizard's Club Dread

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Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 95

Fresh: 29

Rotten:66

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Consensus: Comedy is too hit-or-miss is this slasher spoof.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Feb 27, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $4,559,739

Synopsis: From the guys who brought you SUPER TROOPERS...Broken Lizard is back, surrounded by limber, wanton women on a booze-soaked island resort owned by Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton), a rock star has-been. But the non-stop party takes a turn for the... From the guys who brought you SUPER TROOPERS...Broken Lizard is back, surrounded by limber, wanton women on a booze-soaked island resort owned by Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton), a rock star has-been. But the non-stop party takes a turn for the weird when dead bodies start turning up faster than you could drink a rum punch. Everyone begins to look suspicious. Could it be Sam (Erik Stolhanske) of the Fun Police brigade, who is quick on the trigger with his tequila loaded super-soaker; Jenny (Brittany Daniel), the over-sexed, fitness instructor; Juan (Steve Lemme), the flamboyant diving instructor with a secret third-world past; Putman (Jay Chandrasekhar), the bratty-British tennis coach/fanatic; Dave (Paul Soter), the ecstasy-crazed, adopted nephew of Coconut Pete; or the burly masseuse (Kevin Heffernan) blessed with a creepy ‘touch’ that can render anyone into instant Jell-O? Can the inhabitants of Pleasure Island unite, solve the mystery and restore happy hour to this tropical bacchanal? BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD was written by Broken Lizard and directed by the group’s Jay Chandrasekhar, who also directed SUPER TROOPERS, which premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Their first film PUDDLE CRUISER, also directed by Chandrasekhar, was screened at several film festivals including Sundance, IFFM, SXSW, the London and Berlin International Film Festivals, and was named winner of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Grand Prize for Best Film. Broken Lizard has collectively written and performed together for the past 10 years, creating stage, film and television material. BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD also features Brittany Daniel ("Sweet Valley High," JOE DIRT), M.C. Gainey (HAPPY TEXAS, THE NEW GUY), Jordan Ladd (NEVER BEEN KISSED), Tanja Reichert ("Relic Hunter"), Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks") and Lindsey Price ("Beverly Hills 90210"). Paxton most recently made his feature film directorial debut with FRALITY, in which he starred with Matthew McConaughey. He has appeared in some of the U.S.’ biggest box office hits including TITANIC, TWISTER and APOLLO 13. Paxton has also won critical acclaim with independent films like ONE FALSE MOVE, TRAVELLER and A SIMPLE PLAN. -- © Fox Searchlight [More]

Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter

Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Kevin Heffernan, Erik Stolhanske, Brittany Daniel, Jordan Ladd, Lindsay Price

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Screenwriter: Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan
Producer: Richard Perello
Composer: Nathan Barr
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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May 30, 2006

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - Spanish, French
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - Product Trailers - Soundtrack Spot
  • Disc 1/Side 1: CLUB DREAD - Rated; Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - 1. Jay Chandrasekhar - Director
  • 2. Broken Lizard Troupe - Stars
  • Disc 1/Side 2: CLUB DREAD - Rated; Pan & Scan
  • Pan & Scan - 1.33

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Even if it doesn’t really succeed as a thriller or a comedy, the film isn’t simply a hack-job either.

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One of the better horror parodies, which if you ask me has been done to death.

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The film's creators use sexual humor as a stand-in when they run out of vacuous little sub-sketches.

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Only the ending of Club Dread, where the villain keeps coming back for more, shows any spark of imagination or wit. The rest of the time, things are pretty dull.

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05/16/04
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Half as clever as Scream and too winking in its nihilism to approach the invigorating immorality of Scream 2

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05/07/04
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Not so much as a movie as a ‘Girls Gone Wild’ video with the occasional slasher murder thrown in for fun.

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A movie made by guys who laugh at their own jokes, directed at people who will laugh at anything.

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The characters are the only joke in Club Dread, and they're not enough.

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March 05, 2008: Sneak Peek: Inside Broken Lizard's Next Film, Slammin' Salmon
The Broken Lizard boys have built a following out of their signature brand of fraternal comedy; RT brings you the scoop on their latest flick, The Slammin' Salmon, straight from... More...

April 11, 2006: Lizard Boys Chase "Ambulance"
Broken Lizard, the comedy troupe behind Super Troopers, Club Dread, and the upcoming Beerfest, have another deal lined up with WB. Seems the boys will soon be transformed into a... More...

October 24, 2005: Broken Lizard Boys Invite You to a "Beerfest"
According to The Hollywood Reporter, those crazy Broken Lizard guys are about to mount a comedy called "Beerfest" over at Warner Bros. They're describing it as... More...

September 06, 2005: Broken Lizard Finds a Home at WB
Variety reports that the Broken Lizard comedy troupe - the knuckleheads behind "Club Dread" and "Super Troopers" - have signed a three-year contract with... More...

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