'' (also known as '''''Broken Lizard's Club Dread''''') is a
2004 Comedy /
Horror Film , written by the comedy group
Broken Lizard , who also created ''
Super Troopers ''. It is
Directed by
Jay Chandrasekhar , one of the group members.
Club Dread follows a familiar plot that stems from the novel ''
And Then There Were None '' by
Agatha Christie . In the movie, Coconut Pete (played by Paxton) is a has-been rock star who runs a non-stop party on his private island, which may be a parody of
Sammy Hagar's club / bar in
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico ,
Cabo Wabo , but it's probably more of a
Jimmy Buffett parody, as many of the selected songs in the movie are similar to those of Buffett; more evidence is the "Margaritaville scene." Dead bodies begin to turn up, and the staff try to solve the murder mystery without any of the guests learning of the murderer. The staff also have to try to avoid becoming the next victim, as the killer can only be one of them.
- In 2005 an unrated edition was released to DVD. This version of the film contains an additional 15 minutes of footage for a 118-minute running time. It features several extended scenes, and also restores a subplot involving two cops (played by Paco Mauri and Tony Amendola ) that was absent in the theatrical edition. Director Jay Chandrasekhar states in one of the disc's commentary tracks that the original R-rated version is still the director's cut.
- The story is set on an island in Costa Rica , but filming took place in Mexico .
- A deleted sequence shows Pete, Dave and Juan going into the jungle to bury some of the dead bodies. Though this plot element was not integrated into either version of the film, outtakes of it were used in the gag reel over the closing credits. It is also available for viewing in the deleted scenes section on the unrated DVD.
- Broken Lizard screened the film for Jimmy Buffett , who was so amused that he requested permission to sing some of the film's original songs on one of his live tours.
- Steve Lemme's character Juan pronounces Penelope's name as Peen-Na-Lope because of an experience of Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan had while viewing Carlito's Way in a theater. Apparently during the screening, a man sitting behind the duo said "Peen-Na-Lope? What kind of a name is Peen-Na-Lope?" after actress Penelope Ann Miller's name came up during the credits. {Link without Title}
- Coconut Pete's personal philosophy "Have a good time all the time, always eat the worm." is most likely a reference to the character Viv Savage in the film "This is Spinal Tap". When Viv Savage, played by David Kaff, is asked by Marty if he has a creed he lives by, Viv responds "Have... a good time... all the time."
