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'{{distinguish|Club DREDD}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Club Dread | image = Club dread ver2.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Jay Chandrasekhar]] | producer = Richard Perello | writer = [[Broken Lizard]] | starring = Jay Chandrasekhar<br />[[Kevin Heffernan (comedian)|Kevin Heffernan]]<br />[[Steve Lemme]]<br />[[Paul Soter]]<br />[[Erik Stolhanske]]<br />[[Brittany Daniel]]<br />[[Bill Paxton]] | music = [[Nathan Barr]] | cinematography = [[Lawrence Sher]] | editing = Ryan Folsey | studio = [[Broken Lizard|Broken Lizard Industries]]<br />Cataland Films | distributor = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2004|02|27}} | runtime = 103 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 103:38--><ref>{{cite web|title=''BROKEN LIZARD'S CLUB DREAD'' (15)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/broken-lizards-club-dread-2004-2|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=2004-03-03|accessdate=2012-12-19}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $8.6 million | gross = $7.6 million<ref>{{mojo title|clubdread|Club Dread}}</ref> }} '''''Club Dread''''' (also known as '''''Broken Lizard's Club Dread''''') is a 2004 American [[Slasher film|slasher]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jay Chandrasekhar]] and written by and starring the comedy troupe [[Broken Lizard]]—Chandrasekhar, [[Kevin Heffernan (actor)|Kevin Heffernan]], [[Steve Lemme]], [[Paul Soter]], and [[Erik Stolhanske]]. [[Brittany Daniel]], [[Bill Paxton]], and [[Jordan Ladd]] play supporting roles. Though the story is set on an island in Costa Rica, filming took place in Mexico. ==Plot== 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 [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[Serial killer|serial killing]] investigator, 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 attempts to Kill Jenny by dropping a Television into the swimming pool, but Jenny escapes just in time, ultimately resulting in the death of a guest named Dirk, who at the time, was attempting to make a lecherous pass at Jenny, while also completely oblivious to the situation, despite Jenny's futile attempts to warn him, 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, following an argument about Juan being incarcerated for [[Zoophilia|raping a goat]], as well as Dave's Parents being trampled to death years ago at a Coconut Pete concert. Partway through the argument, Lars returns and discovers Pete's body. Lars briefly grieves, before proceeding to blame Sam for Pete's death. Just as everything escalates rapidly, Jenny calms everyone else down and 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. thinking the killer is coming for them, Lars and Jenny hide under a bed. thinking quickly, Jenny places a nearby pair of handcuffs on what she believed to be the killer's feet, only to realize that she handcuffed Putman by mistake. just as Jenny and Lars come out of hiding, the killer appears and starts moving towards the trio. Putman attempts to fend off the killer by Launching Tennis balls at him with his racket, but the Killer scrupulously throws his Machete at Puttman, fatally stabbing him. With his terminal breath, he tells Jenny and Lars to hide. as Lars and Jenny follow his instructions, They hide in a shower and overhear Putman flippantly taunting the killer, before being repeatedly stabbed, thus ensuring his death. 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, and also out of feeling betrayed that Rolo did not give him a bag of [[marijuana]] that he had previously loaned to him, instead lying about having none at all and simply sharing it with Stacy and Kelly, both respective events happening at the same time. Jealous and Enraged, 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. ==Cast== {{div col}} * [[Brittany Daniel]] as Jenny * [[Kevin Heffernan (comedian)|Kevin Heffernan]] as Lars Bronkhorst * [[Erik Stolhanske]] as Sam Collettey * [[Steve Lemme]] as Juan Castillo * [[Jay Chandrasekhar]] as Puttman Livingston * [[Paul Soter]] as David "DJ Dave" Conable * [[Bill Paxton]] as Peter "Coconut Pete" Wabash * [[Jordan Ladd]] as Penelope * [[M.C. Gainey]] as Hank * [[Lindsay Price]] as Yu * [[Greg Cipes]] as Trevor * Michael Weaver as Roy * [[Nat Faxon]] as Manny * [[Samm Levine]] as Dirk * [[Julio Bekhor]] as Carlos * Dan Montgomery, Jr. as Rolo * Elena Lyons as Stacy * [[Tanja Reichert]] as Kellie * Richard Perello as Cliff {{div col end}} ==Soundtrack== On one of the disc's commentary tracks the filmmakers state that they screened the film for [[Jimmy Buffett]], who was so amused that he requested permission to sing some of the film's songs on one of his live tours. ==Critical reception== ''Club Dread'' has received mixed reviews, scoring 45 on review aggregator site [[Metacritic]] based on 28 critics reviews, and 29% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 96 reviews. According to Rotten Tomatoes the consensus was "Comedy is too hit-or-miss in this slasher spoof". ==Alternate version== 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. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0331953}} * {{allmovie|284673}} * {{mojo title|clubdread}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|broken_lizards_club_dread}} * {{metacritic film|clubdread}} {{Broken Lizard}} {{Jay Chandrasekhar}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Club Dread}} [[Category:2000s comedy horror films]] [[Category:2000s slasher films]] [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:American comedy horror films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American LGBT-related films]] [[Category:American parody films]] [[Category:American teen comedy films]] [[Category:Broken Lizard]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Jay Chandrasekhar]] [[Category:Films set in Costa Rica]] [[Category:Films shot in Mexico]] [[Category:Lesbian-related films]] [[Category:LGBT-related comedy films]] [[Category:LGBT-related horror films]] [[Category:American serial killer films]] [[Category:American sex comedy films]] [[Category:American slasher films]]'