Club Dread

Plot synopsis:
Pleasure Island is a resort off the coast of Costa Rica, owned by famous musician Coconut Pete. Staff members Rolo, Stacy, and Kelly sneak into the jungle to have sex. They are ambushed by a masked figure, who stabs Rolo to death. The killer chases the girls through the jungle. The killer pushes Kelly off a cliff and decapitates Stacy before she can reach help.
The resort staff remain unaware of the killings until Carlos' body is found behind the kitchen. Dave relates a story about a former employee who lost his mind and murdered his fellow staff members; though Pete insists it's a story made up to scare guests around the campfire, the mounting death toll suggests otherwise. Putman alerts the others when he finds Cliff murdered in a hedge maze. A message left by the killer suggests that he is targeting only the staff. All communication devices and transportation have been stolen or destroyed.
Hank, a former FBI agent, convinces the staff to continue with their jobs and allow him to catch the killer. Yu remains intent on warning the guests, despite warnings not to do so from the killer. When she lures the guests to the beach to make the announcement, she is attacked by the killer. Hank intervenes, but the killer slashes his throat and turns on Yu. Their bodies are found the next day.
The staff begins to suspect one of the guests, Penelope. Juan, believing her innocent, tries to eliminate her as a suspect. Putman disappears into the jungle after having a nightmare. Sam and Dave find a shrine of photos of Lars and his friends, in which all of the faces except Lars' have been replaced with Pete's; suspicion turns on Lars and the staff lock Lars in a room. The killer electrocutes one of the guests, causing a power failure. Putman returns, and he and Jenny deduce that Lars is not the killer, but Lars has escaped.
When Pete is found dead, the staff members turn on each other. Jenny tries to convince the group that they must work together to survive until the shuttle from the mainland returns for the guests. They reject this and split into smaller groups. Dave manages to restore the electricity. Jenny and Lars are drawn by music to the electricity hut where they find Dave's severed head. Putman is next to be killed.
During a party in the nightclub, Jenny and Lars discover Dave and Putman's bodies. The guests see the corpses and a panic ensues. Penelope, Juan, Lars and Jenny find Sam's apparently lifeless body in a mud bath. While they consider their next move, Sam leaps from the bath with a machete and grabs Lars.
Sam reveals that he wanted to kill everyone on the island because Pete had intended to sell the island to the military, but decided to give the island to Dave. Jealous, Sam decided that Dave would mismanage the resort and destroy it. Lars grabs the machete, allowing the others to escape. Penelope is lost among the party-crazed guests, and Jenny and Juan lock themselves in the nightclub. They see Sam drowning Penelope in a large tank. Juan smashes the tank and rescues Penelope. Sam prepares to kill them, but Lars appears and stabs Sam.
Sam pursues Lars, Jenny, Penelope, and Juan as they escape through the jungle. Cornered on a cliff, they jump to the water below. They find the resort's damaged boats, and try to cobble together enough working parts to leave the island. Sam appears and kills Juan, then attacks Jenny and Penelope. Lars overcomes Sam, and Sam is bisected by a rope attached to the power boat. As they motor away, Sam's lower half continues to pursue them despite his fatal wounds.

Tags: cult, murder, violence, flashback

Review:
Especially Cocanut Pete who everyone seems to think was a unfunny atempt at Jimmy Buffet, in case you didn't notice, in the movie they take a shot at him being a Jimmy Buffet rip off "Play Maragrita Ville!".And before you dismis my recamendation as yammering from a Broken Lizard fan boy don't think so soon, I have never seen any other Broken Lizard flicks, but after this wonderfully executed movie, I plan on it.I think it sums up to you have to have a certain since of bizar humour at some points and just keep a open mind when watching the movie.
It wasn't the best movie I've seen by far, but I am going over lines in my head this morning from two nights ago and still laughing.Broken Lizards Club Dread is a extremly funny movie that doesn't deserve to be bashed like it is.
The Jimmy Buffet rip offs and cheesy ending is exactly what Broken Lizard was aiming for, and if you look at it like that, many of the "mistakes" become funny as oposed to angering.The Final Numbers 8 out of 10..
Fans of super troopers will understand the clever brand of comedy applied in this film.
If you're looking for a life changing dramatic experience go see The Passion of The Christ but if you want to have a good time laughing at stuff you know is funny, even if you won't admit it, see this film.
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.
They all play great characters in this one and while it wasn't as popular as say "Super troopers" it was definitely as good if not better.
At first viewing of this comedy by Jay Chandrasekhar I dismissed it as a completely cheesy and off-the-wall spoof movie we have all seen many times already, and I was right!
But Broken Lizard delivers a pretty entertaining movie that will not disappoint those looking for a fun ride..
In a environment of suspicious, and with the afraid employees trapped in the island without communication, the number of deaths increases."Club Dread" is a funny slash movie.
I liked this hilarious movie, a spoof of "serious" horror slash movies, showing a good combination of gore and comedy.
The Broken Lizard guys, Erik, Paul, Jay, Steve, Kevin, once again put their warped minds together and came up with something creative, fresh, funny, and scary.
Just like Super Troopers, the first big installment from Broken Lizard, this film WILL satisfy those who seek a good time.
But, if you want to take a time-out from deep, thought-provoking, and ultimately way-too-realistic-movies-that-remind-you-of-your-own-sad-life (like Lost in Translation, for example) a trip to an Island paradise filled with lots of tanned, toned skin, a fun sound track, delicious suspence, and the ever funny Broken Lizard guys, is going to be the perfect remedy!.
All the things that pop out at you that make you jump out of your seat are just great.All the guys from Super Troopers are in different roles from the previous movie.The guy who played Farve is hilarious in this movie, but he isn't anything like Farve.
The first five minutes is literally nonstop hilarity as one horror movie staple after another is brilliantly ridiculed with witty dialogue and outlandish, over the top situations which set the tone of the movie to follow.The humor is genre spanning, featuring not just the drug related humor you'd expect from the creators of Super Troopers, but multiple jokes about Jimmy Buffet and '80s icons Eddie Money and Billy Squier.
The focus is clearly on being a horror movie parody, but the humor is diverse enough to keep that formula from going stale.Well done Broken Lizard, keep them coming!.
Total piece of crap but in a Very entertaining way, I give it a 7 out of 10 because months later I still start laughing like a maniac when I think about some of the scenes in the movie..
Club Dread is one of the absolute worst.It's supposed to be comedy, or that's what I thought at least when I rented it, but there wasn't a single funny thing in the entire movie.
As a slasher movie, "Club Dread" is gory and suspenseful, with good kill setups and the requisite false scares.
Broken Lizard, the wacky comedy troupe behind "Super Troopers" is back with "Club Dread," a slasher sex comedy.
In my eyes for a comedy that only a few people would like, it got good ratings.This movie, as soon as I was done watching it, stole 10 years off my life.
Because of this movie, I will probably not ever watch Super Troopers or any other Broken Lizard films that come out because of the horrible movie I saw today..
Broken Lizard is not trying to Parody (making specific jokes about specific films), but, in fact, it seems that they are they are trying to Satire (poke fun at the genre in a sardonic way, effectively poking at social situations).
Maybe that's not what you want going in, but if you're familiar with other Broken Lizard films (supertroopers), this should come as no surprise.
I'm not an obsessed cult member, but if word is out that they are into another production, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.Having said that, I'll make my point.When I first saw Super Troopers at a friend's house, I thought to myself, could movies be any funnier?
This helps appeal to fans of the horror genre.I appreciate this film even more now that I realize it for what it is.Summary: For those of you who dismissed this movie because you expected Super Troopers, go back and give it a second chance.
If Broken Lizard could somehow go back in time it'd be great if they could include David Cross to add his Scary Movie 2 weirdness to it as another character.
Club dread is another great entry in the Broken Lizard comedy series.
I recommend Club Dread to all horror movie lovers and people who love comedies!
To me, this movie is something like a combination of Cradle of Fear, The Terminator, and Scooby-Doo. The film seems confused as to whether it wants to try for a genuine horror factor at the expense of some humor to allow for further characterization of the island and those on it, or if it is trying to be a comedy while being forced to maintain a plot line so that the story doesn't taper into a chaotic nonsense, which seems to be what happens anyway.
Kevin Heffernan's performance is particularly notable, even more so if you've seen Super Troopers; his character could not be more different than Farva.All in all, a great comedy that never takes itself too seriously and ultimately scores a resounding 10!
Obviously no one got this joke on this one, and I think Broken Lizard is more than likely kicking themselves for thinking that most of America would understand this movie.
Of course most didn't because they were expecting the humor in this one to be the exact same AS Super Troopers, when they're clearly two different movies with opposite comedy styles.
I think this movie was horribly misunderstood and underrated, especially by Broken Lizard fans.I am an aspiring filmmaker, and this is exactly the type of horror comedy I would like to make.
Hopefully the mix of slasher and Super Trooper fans will give this movie the following it deserves, although either group may find Club Dread leaning too much to  the other side..
Fun Parody of an Era Gone By. This was a film I checked out when I was in college, because I was a fan of Broken Lizard's previous film Super Troopers.
The official synopsis is when a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's 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.We kick this film off with Stacy (Elena Lyons) and Rolo (Dan Montgomery Jr.) going off into the woods to hook up.
There are also laughs because the guys of Broken Lizard are great.For a running time of 104 minutes, I don't think drags and it is a good length.
I know everyone thinks Super Trooper is the best but i think this really captured the summer or spring break feel of partying/slasher spoof/and great music and acting by Bill Paxton!!
Broken Lizard from Puddle Cruiser, to Super Troopers to now Club Dread has become better and better.
Its also fairly well written, I think people have forgotten the point was to make a cheesey horror movie spoof and they did just that anyone who has seen the off horror picture will get most of the reference and get a laugh out of the well developed Characters,.
There have been many horror movie spoofs over the years that do a great job of being funny, but never really aim to be scary as well.
Yes, the movie is very funny, but it is also quite gory, with some of the most bloody killings a movie can offer.The whole Broken Lizard gang from Super Troopers shows up again, each playing a completely different type of character.
Overall, the return of all the Broken Lizard characters is excellent; plus the addition of Bill Paxton as the Jimmy Buffet ripoff is priceless.The humor style is very similar to Super Troopers in many ways, yet at the same time, very different.
The combination of horror and comedy is perfectly done in this film, and if you are looking to laugh, be frightened, or both, this is a must see movie for you..
Spoofs of horror movies are hardly anything new, but the irreverent Broken Lizard comedy group have surprisingly pulled off an enjoyable movie here, one that is certainly much, much better than the terrible last two "Scary Movie" films combined.
Broken Lizard's first film was "Super Troopers" (2001), an amiable comedy that, after a very strong start, sorta fell apart in the second half.
The characters are fun (especially Coconut Pete and gallant masseur Lars, played by Kevin Heffernan), and I can say that in the climax, when the killer is revealed (a genuine surprise) and, in step with most slasher movies, refuses to die no matter many times he or she is trampled, crushed, stabbed or drowned, I was seriously doubled over in my chair I was laughing so hard.
As much as I loved "Super Troopers," I was almost afraid to go see "Club Dread." "Troopers" was like lightning in a bottle, that rare combination of everything done right to make a great comedy.
But, it's still a decent film worth the price of admission; and while it's not on the same level as "Troopers," I don't think it going to damage Broken Lizard's bright future..
I'm not sure if the Broken Lizard guys wanted to spoof horror or not, but I think they made a great funny horror movie.
First off, I love Super Troopers and Puddle Cruiser (the first two films from Broken Lizard.)  I really wasn't sure what this movie was about, but I think the group is funny, and the other two movies were good- so, this should be pretty good as well.
It went on and on and on and on...I like Broken Lizard, and hopefully they do more movies...I just hope they're more like puddle cruiser and super troopers, and a lot less like dread..
Pretty hysterically at some points, too.As a big fan of Super Troopers (2001) and all of it's memorable, quotable dialogue, Broken Lizard manages to top their last film with the dialogue in this movie.Not only was it funny, but at some points, it had more than decent shock value.
Broken Lizard's Club Dread is a great, fun movie--especially for us in our late 30's and 40's.
It's obvious that the guys from Broken Lizard watched as many slasher films as I did growing up, and although they poke fun at the genre, it's in a playful and reverent way.
Certainly not for all tastes, Club Dread is great fun for anybody that rented Prom Night more than once as a kid, and for those of us that like to actually LAUGH at comedies.
Where's my penis?"  A big recommendation to anyone who liked Super Troopers or horror movies.
This is a movie that like "Super Troopers" is going to take many many viewings in order to glean every bit of comedy and genius out of it.
This movie was definately not as funny as Super Troopers but is was not terrible.
See this film if you are a fan of satire, comedy, and the Broken Lizard style.
After seeing thier first two films (Puddle Cruiser and Super Troopers) I thought I would have a good grasp on their style and way or writing/acting.
Then why in hell did you go and see Club dread, this movie was funny, entertaining and everything I hoped for coming from the lizards, and that my friends is the true essence of movies, movie dont change life, I dont care about a touching story, all I want when I watch a movie is to get entertained, and I was when I watch Club Dread.The first time I watched Super Troopers I tought the movie was funny but not that much, after a few watching I started to like it more and more, and I know the same we occure when I get my hands on Club dread's DVD, especially since its gonna be longer.
Broken Lizard's newest offering, Club Dread, I found to be engagingly funny, with laughs pretty much around every corner.
The movie itself is a spoof of the Horror genre with Broken Lizard's trademark humor stamped on top of it.
Oh my I have heard so many BAD things about this pretty funny movie I'm a huge fan of "Super Troopers" I thought that was hilarious and I was counting down the days till Club Dread...
I thought right from the start of Club Dread it was going to be funny and it was now I will admit I don't think it was as funny as "Super Troopers" but it was still pretty funny.
It doesn't dive in to it as much as Scary Movie, or create another genre because it took itself too seriously like Scream, but I think it was so in the middle that people thought they were just going to a bad horror movie.
It wasn't as flat out hilarious as Super Troopers, but if you like humor that goes from being extremely subtle to completely outlandish in seconds then this movie is for you..
There definately weren't as many of the laugh out loud hysterical moments as there were in Super Troopers, but I was definately chuckling the whole time.The suprising thing is this is definately a different movie.
The killer is unbelievably perfect as a slasher-flick-psycho (especially considering who it is) and watching them is just as enjoyable as any of the antics.It's not a great movie, but definately worth your time if you're in the mood for some good dumb fun.
All in all I'd have to say Broken Lizard's Club Dread is one hell of a party film.
If you liked Super Troopers, stay home and watch it, do not see this movie.
Broken Lizard  man I can't even begin to tell you, how much I liked their debut "Super Troopers"  crazy movie with jokes packed so tightly that you couldn't breath between laughs.
I had very high hopes waiting for "Club Dread" - Bill Paxton, slasher theme, hedonistic island paradise, and of course broken lizard jokes, how can you go wrong with it.
Gladly I didn't pay for "Club Dread" that much.So, there were few good death scenes (hand on the knife), few great funny scenes (pacman for sure), but the whole movie wasn't funny, wasn't well made, hadn't got a heart and soul of previous Broken Lizard craziness, and that is just sad thing man..
Like Broken Lizard's previous film, the unexpected cult hit "Super Troopers," the overall style is crude and slapdash, almost as if the guys were making it all up as they went along.
I'm not saying that makes a film masterpiece, but it sure as hell makes a funny movie to anyone who liked Super Troopers but wasn't expecting a sequel..
they guys from super troopers hit it big with Broken Lizard's Club Dread.
for anyone who liked super troopers, i definately recommend this movie.
A mix of the two worst genres of movies which are horror & sex comedies = the brutally unfunny Club Dread..
I remember watching their last movie Super Troopers and thinking what a funny idea but these guys didn't execute it right.
Just like in their last film Super Troopers I didn't like any of the characters or think any of them were funny what so ever, however Super Troopers is a tad better than Club Dread but that's not saying too much.
Add a cute supermodel Brittany Daniel (Joe Dirt) who by the way was the only character I liked a little, and finally take a good actor like Bill Paxton and make him act like an ass and you have the perfect cast for Broken Lizard's Club Dread.As for the script like I said before good idea, bad execution but I should have expected this from the 5 guys who brought us Super Troopers.