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Club Paradise

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Original title

Club Paradise

Year

1986

Running time

92 min.

Country

United States

Director

Harold Ramis

Screenwriter

Harold Ramis, Brian Doyle-Murray

Cast

Music

David Mansfield, Van Dyke Parks

Cinematography

Peter Hannan

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

Injured while risking his life to save an angry German shepard, Chicago Firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small carribean island named St. Nicholas. There, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort, Ernest Reed. Greedy developers are schemeing to wrest Reed's coveted beach front property from him for non-payment of taxes. Jack comes to Ernest's rescue, and together they renovate and reopen the resort catering to affluent Americans. The film follows the zany exploits of the proprietors, guests and various colorful island denizans, as they break in the new "Club Paradise".

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Awards: 1986: Razzie Awards: Nominated for Worst Supporting Actor (Peter O'Toole)

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Critics' reviews

"The movie never really comes together, and I think the fault for that begins with Williams (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The movie is a succession of shticks--which, when they succeed, are very funny. Unfortunately, not all of them succeed."

TV Guide
"A frenetically unfunny and charmless movie."

Sheila Benson: Los Angeles Times
"'Club Paradise' is amiable, amusing and effortless, words that are good news when the subject is bittersweet comedy and disaster when the intention was clearly slapstick."

Sid Smith: Chicago Tribune
"It doesn't display an ounce of planning or simple craftsmanship (the Jamaican locations are photographed to look like the banks of Lake Calumet), but with a cast like that, it can't help but have its moments."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune

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