Broken Lizard's Club Dread

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Broken Lizard's Club Dread

R

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

06/29/2022

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

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

1/5

This slasher/comedy isn't funny or entertaining.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

09/03/2005

C+

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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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Feb 27

2.5/5

It’s only once the comedy troupe and their collaborators add their personal touches to the material does this movie feel a lot more effective, not to mention memorable.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

09/25/2010

0/4

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.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3.5/5

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Jason H

@RT50328122 Jul 13

Fans of '80s slasher movies (like me!) will love this.

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Chris S

@Janomi Jul 4

Broken Lizard's Club Dread has a fun premise, mixing a slasher mystery with the group's signature offbeat comedy. The tropical island setting gives the film its own identity, and the combination of murders, goofy humor, and an ongoing whodunit keeps the story entertaining even when the jokes don't always land. Bill Paxton steals the movie as Coconut Pete, fully embracing the role with ridiculous songs, endless enthusiasm, and an over-the-top performance that's easily the film's biggest highlight. The Broken Lizard cast has its usual chemistry, and a handful of jokes are genuinely hilarious. Like many sketch-style comedies, the humor is hit-or-miss, and some gags go on far longer than they should. The horror elements also aren't scary enough for slasher fans, while the mystery often takes a back seat to improvised comedy. It's an amusing concept that never quite reaches its full potential.

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xpig332 B

@RT69712065 Oct 13

I love a good, stupid horror comedy, this one’s pretty lame!

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Tom F

@RT41162282 Oct 10

I think anyone giving this movie a bad review really just doesn't get it. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

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Jens B

@Jens97 Aug 19

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!

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Zack S.

@SlasherHorror1992 07/05/2025

One of my favorite comedy slashers

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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)