Club Paradise/Desert Bloom/Under the Cherry Moon/The Great Mouse Detective

An enjoyable rental, if not a Great Movie

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Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, and Scott Schwartz in The Toy (1982)

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Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, and Meadow Sisto in Captain Ron (1992)

Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Cassidy, Rick Moranis, Twiggy, and Eugene Levy in Club Paradise (1986)

So, what do you do around here? After you left The Palms, they said you were a smuggler.

Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Cassidy, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Flaherty, Mary Gross, and Twiggy in Club Paradise (1986)

Robin Williams and Twiggy in Club Paradise (1986)

Robin Williams and Bunny Melville in Club Paradise (1986)

Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy in Club Paradise (1986)

Robin Williams, Joanna Cassidy, Rick Moranis, and Eugene Levy in Club Paradise (1986)

Robin Williams

Peter O&apos;Toole

Rick Moranis

Harry Shearer

Tom Leopold

Chris Miller

A retired Chicago firefighter partners with a reggae singer to turn a seedy Caribbean nightclub into a resort for affluent tourists.

Harold Ramis

Club Paradise

This is a very enjoyable film, even if it doesn&apos;t always deliver the gut-laughs that you might expect. While I can only give it a six or a seven, I always think of it with a smile; it&apos;s definitely just as funny or funnier than the average comedy coming out today.

Part of my affinity for this movie is the cast. Robin Williams, as you would only expect, is his manic self here, a fish-out-of-water ex-Chicago fireman, struggling to open a low rent tourist resort in a banana republic. He&apos;s got some funny bits, and his throwaway ad lib&apos;s are better than most other actors&apos; scripted lines.

The real bonus, though, is the rest of the cast. Jimmy Cliff, the original reggae superstar, stars as Williams&apos;musician business partner (how&apos;s _that_ for authenticity?). Peter O&apos;Toole swills drinks and purses his lips around his extra long cigarette holder,while spitting out his cynical, glib observations regarding the tropical paradise/hellhole.

But some of the funniest moments here are provided by several veterans of SCTV. Andrea Martin plays a pampered wife, most definitely out of her element in Williams&apos; accomodations, while Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy are hilarious playing two slaughterhouse workers trying to score, in more ways than one. Some of the drug humor connected with their characters is every bit as funny as anything Cheech &amp; Chong attempted.

Additionally, Brian Doyle-Murray, Twiggy, and Adolph Caesar round out a very busy cast. The story moves along quickly, the music is great, and the whole thing makes a great accompaniment for your favorite bag of microwave popcorn.

6-7 stars.

Official Trailer

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This is a very enjoyable film, even if it doesn't always deliver the gut-laughs that you might expect. While I can only give it a six or a seven, I always think of it with a smile; it's definitely just as funny or funnier than the average comedy coming out today.

Part of my affinity for this movie is the cast. Robin Williams, as you would only expect, is his manic self here, a fish-out-of-water ex-Chicago fireman, struggling to open a low rent tourist resort in a banana republic. He's got some funny bits, and his throwaway ad lib's are better than most other actors' scripted lines.

The real bonus, though, is the rest of the cast. Jimmy Cliff, the original reggae superstar, stars as Williams'musician business partner (how's _that_ for authenticity?). Peter O'Toole swills drinks and purses his lips around his extra long cigarette holder,while spitting out his cynical, glib observations regarding the tropical paradise/hellhole.

But some of the funniest moments here are provided by several veterans of SCTV. Andrea Martin plays a pampered wife, most definitely out of her element in Williams' accomodations, while Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy are hilarious playing two slaughterhouse workers trying to score, in more ways than one. Some of the drug humor connected with their characters is every bit as funny as anything Cheech & Chong attempted.

Additionally, Brian Doyle-Murray, Twiggy, and Adolph Caesar round out a very busy cast. The story moves along quickly, the music is great, and the whole thing makes a great accompaniment for your favorite bag of microwave popcorn.

6-7 stars.

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