Broken Lizard's Club Dread

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Broken Lizard's Club Dread

R

Released Feb 27, 2004

1h 43m

Comedy

Horror

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Years ago Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton) had a hit record, but now he runs a tropical island resort where he spends his days basking in hedonism with the rest of the resort's offbeat staff. The paradise Coconut Pete presides over, however, becomes a living hell when an unknown killer begins slaughtering the staff. As the body count increases, so too does suspicion among the survivors. Now it's up to Coconut Pete and what's left of his staff to solve the mystery and stop the bloodshed.

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Critics Consensus

Comedy is too hit-or-miss in this slasher spoof.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

A thick, rich slab of American cheese. As bad-taste comedies go, this is more clever than gross...

Jun 29, 2022

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

This slasher/comedy isn't funny or entertaining.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

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

Rated: C+

Sep 3, 2005

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

The Broken Lizard quintet follows its quintessential cult-comedy classic "Super Troopers" with something like "Ten Little Indians" interpreted by five big imbeciles - a slasher parody three "Screams" and three "Scary Movies" too late.

Rated: 0/4

Sep 25, 2010

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 5, 2005

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Jens B

The title fits perfectly: Watching "Club Dread" is a dreadful chore. Yes, humor is subjective, but apart from a few visual gags, nothing here really clicked. And after a quite amusing opening, virtually nothing happens on the horror and parody levels either. To give an example: The film's running gag is that an Indian man (Jay Chandrasekhar) has dreadlocks and speaks perfect Oxford English. Wow. And that's how all the 'jokes' turn out: They have a nice idea, but nothing happens. To make matters worse, the film runs for two hours during which not much happens. Broken Lizard comes across as a group of aging college kids who see themselves as frivolous jokers, but their gags couldn't even knock my grandma off her feet. Everyone in front of and behind the camera probably had the best time, but that doesn't translate to the audience at all. Conclusion: boring, annoying, a lot of wasted potential – skip!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Zack S.

One of my favorite comedy slashers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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thiago s

Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, esse filme de terror é bem diferente em algumas partes, ele é um filme de terror mas as vezes parece que é paródia ou um filme de comédia, as cenas são sérias como um filme de terror, mas os personagens são de comédia que tiram sarro das cenas, fazendo o filme não ser de terror, no final quando mostra o assassino que era o maluco que trabalhava lá eu acho, três sobreviventes iam fugir de barco, só que o assassino ficou só com a parte de cima do porto agarrando a garota é depois o cara jogou o corpo do assassino e ele morreu do nada e foda-se, e ainda teve cenas de erros de gravação, para o mim o filme é um terror com paródia e comédia, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Jay H

This is my favorite Broken Lizard film. If you are a fan of '80s slashers, you will love this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Melissa L

Cheesy, but not too bad. If you're looking for a cheesy comedy-horror film, this is not too bad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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S R

Woefully underrated movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Synopsis

Years ago Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton) had a hit record, but now he runs a tropical island resort where he spends his days basking in hedonism with the rest of the resort's offbeat staff. The paradise Coconut Pete presides over, however, becomes a living hell when an unknown killer begins slaughtering the staff. As the body count increases, so too does suspicion among the survivors. Now it's up to Coconut Pete and what's left of his staff to solve the mystery and stop the bloodshed.

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Producer: Richard Perello, Conrad Hool
Screenwriter: Broken Lizard, Kevin Heffernan
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co: Cataland Films, Coconut Pete Productions, Fox Searchlight
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Use|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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