The Slammin' Salmon

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Michael E A comedy that won't make you laugh or smile. The one positive is seeing a lot of comedians in cameo roles before they were big enough to turn down a project like this. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review Erin M Hilarious movie! It’s definitely humour for guys….lots of dumb laughs. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Antonio S This movie is highly underrated. One of the best comedy movies for its time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/24 Full Review Larry K Hilarious movie. Michael Clarke Duncan is so funny in this Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The Broken Lizard full-length feature sandwiched between Beerfest and Super Troopers 2 (the troupe produced a film, Freeloaders, in 2012 with cameos from the group), The Slammin' Salmon doesn't get much attention and I wouldn't be surprised if the average viewer didn't know it existed. Like Waiting, you'll enjoy this movie more if you've worked in a restaurant, even if the gags are completely over-the-top. The movie does a surprisingly nice job of keeping the staff's — six waiters and the manager — plots interesting. However, I would've cut Paul Soter's second character (the new-hire busboy) and just focused on the angry chef character, which had some early screen-time but was largely forgotten throughout the film. Cleon Slammin' Salmon (Michael Clark Duncan), is our ex-heavy-weight champion turned restaurateur-villain. He is verbally and physically abusive to his staff, poor with money, and an overall psychopath — he also has many of the best lines, in which he jumbles words and phrases and becomes irate when he is corrected. "Don't assume. When you assume, you make an asshole outta ya self," (para) is a line friends and I still use. However, many of the best lines come from ancillary characters (a trend I've noticed in not-great comedies), including "I'm the black woman from law and order," and "Twins are disgusting man." Jay Chandrasekhar as "Nuts"/"Zongo" didn't get as much screen-time as I would've liked. Even though his wild, alter-ego (Zongo), was cliché and annoying at first, the character was actually one of the funnier subplots by the end. The Will Forte character as the War and Peace-reading "Lone Diner" is a solid gag, which had to end the way it ended. The Slammin' Salmon isn't up there with Super Troopers, Beerfest, or even Club Dread, but it's an enjoyable isolated-location comedy with enough laughs to merit a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A slight, blink and you’ll miss it comedy from Broken Lizard. (It played theatrically in NYC in one theater for one week.) It has a good cast, some nice cameos, and a few good laughs, but not much else. Had potential, though. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/20 Full Review Read all reviews

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