Club Paradise (1986)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Brian Doyle-Murray (screenplay)
Tom Leopold (story)
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Release Date:

11 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The vacation you'll never forget -- no matter how hard you try.

Plot:

Injured while risking his life to save an angry German shepard, Chicago Firefighter Jack Moniker retires...

Plot Keywords:

Paradise | Reggae | Retirement | Cannabis | Caribbean

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Jack Moniker
Peter O'Toole	...	Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
Rick Moranis	...	Barry Nye
Jimmy Cliff	...	Ernest Reed
Twiggy	...	Phillipa Lloyd
Adolph Caesar	...	Prime Minister Solomon Gundy
Eugene Levy	...	Barry Steinberg
Joanna Cassidy	...	Terry Hamlin
Andrea Martin	...	Linda White
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Voit Zerbe
Joe Flaherty	...	Pilot
Steven Kampmann	...	Randy White
Robin Duke	...	Mary Lou
Mary Gross	...	Jackie
Simon Jones	...	Toby Prooth
Antoinette Bower	...	Pamela
Peter Bromilow	...	Nigel
Verna Hampton	...	Pansy Brown
Louise Bennett	...	Portia
Bunny Melville	...	Tree
Wilburn 'Squigley' Cole	...	Flamboyant (as Wilburn 'Squidley' Cole)
Ansel Collins	...	Flamboyant (as Ansel 'Double Barrel' Collins)
Bertram 'Ranchie' McLean	...	Flamboyant
Christopher Meredith	...	Flamboyant
Earl 'Chinna' Smith	...	Flamboyant
Sydney Wolfe	...	Flamboyant
Carey Lowell	...	Fashion Model
Alecia Munn	...	Fashion Model
Bill W. Curry	...	Helmut (as Bill Curry)
Richard Wiese	...	Christopher
Bobby Ghisays	...	Sheik
Louis Zorich	...	Swiss Businessman
Bruce McGill	...	Dave the Fireman
Kaaren Ragland	...	Screaming Woman at Fire
Victor Chambers	...	Blackjack Dealer
Trenton Allen	...	Waiter at Royal St. Nick's
Carl Bradshaw	...	Cab Driver
Kashka	...	Jail Cell Guard
Charles Hyatt	...	Mr. Banks
Leonie Forbes	...	Mrs. Geddes
Bagga Brown	...	Gundy's Bodyguard
Keith Noel	...	Gundy's Bodyguard
Cathy Levy	...	Zerbe's Girlfriend
Anna Upstrom	...	Zerbe's Girlfriend (as Anna Uppstrom)
Roberta Browne	...	Ernest's Girlfriend
Jheanall Azan	...	Friends & Rebels
Maureen Chambers	...	Friends & Rebels
Winston Clarke	...	Friends & Rebels
Fleurette Harris Forrest	...	Friends & Rebels
Ann-Marie Fuller	...	Friends & Rebels
Gary Harvey	...	Friends & Rebels
Billy Wilmott	...	Friends & Rebels
Arthur Brown	...	Opposition Leader
Anne Ramis	...	Travel Agent
Joe Dorsey	...	Data Processing Supervisor
Jay Bressler	...	Fire Commander
Erica Mann	...	Girl in Singles Bar

Directed by
Harold Ramis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian Doyle-Murray		screenplay
Tom Leopold		story
Chris Miller		story
Harold Ramis		screenplay
Ed Roboto		story
David Standish		story

Produced by
Trevor Albert	....	associate producer
Alan Greisman	....	executive producer
Michael Shamberg	....	producer

Original Music by
David Mansfield
Van Dyke Parks

Cinematography by
Peter Hannan

Film Editing by
Marion Rothman

Casting by
Wallis Nicita		(as Wally Nicita)

Production Design by
John Graysmark

Art Direction by
Tony Reading

Set Decoration by
Peter Young

Costume Design by
Suzy Benzinger

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup artist
Bernard Gough	....	hair stylist
Michael Hancock	....	makeup artist: USA (as Mike Hancock)
Bette Iverson	....	hair stylist: USA (as Betty Iverson)
Mike Lockey	....	hair stylist
Sarah Monzani	....	makeup artist
Maureen Stephenson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John Comfort	....	production manager
Phil Rawlins	....	production manager: USA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carl Barth	....	second unit director: Chicago
Chris Brock	....	second assistant director
Dru Anne Carlson	....	first assistant director: Chicago (as Dru Carlson)
Patrick Clayton	....	first assistant director (as Pat Clayton)
Richard Lannaman	....	second assistant director: Jamaica
Callum McDougall	....	second assistant director
Sandra M. Middleton	....	second assistant director: USA (as Sandra Middleton)
James Quinn	....	first assistant director: USA

Art Department
Steve Cooper	....	assistant art director
Eddie Francis	....	property master
Tony Graysmark	....	construction manager
Martin Hitchcock	....	assistant art director
John Hurley	....	hod painter
Patricia Johnson	....	draughtsman
Michael King	....	construction buyer (as Mike King)
Martin Kingsley	....	stand-by props
John Lanzer	....	property buyer
Ron Lenoir	....	hod rigger
Gary Moreno	....	set decorator: USA
John Park	....	hod carpenter
Ned Parsons	....	art director: USA
Ray Staples	....	hod plasterer
Larry Verne	....	construction coordinator: USA
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	....	property manager: USA (as Robert Visciglia Sr.)
Steve Wheeler	....	stand-by props (as Stephen Wheeler)
Vince Genato	....	set estimator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roy Charman	....	sound recordist
Gordon Davidson	....	sound editor
Aldo De Martino	....	boom operator (as Aldo de Martini)
Don Digirolamo	....	re-recording mixer
Robert Glass	....	re-recording mixer (as Bob Glass)
Jay Kamen	....	adr editor
Robert Knudson	....	re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor (as Tom McCarthy)
Junior McNaught	....	sound assistant: Jamaica
George Rice	....	sound technician
Don Rush	....	sound mixer: USA
Don S. Walden	....	sound editor (as Don Walden)

Special Effects by
Stanley Amborn	....	special effects foreman: USA (as Stan Amborn)
Daniel Dark	....	special effects assistant
John Morris	....	special effects supervisor
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	special effects coordinator: USA (as Joe Unsinn)

Stunts
Gerry Crampton	....	stunt coordinator
Janine Mitchell	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew M. Costikyan	....	director of photography: Chicago
Gary Cross	....	electrician
Colin Davidson	....	focus puller
Ray De La Motte	....	camera operator: USA
John Fleming	....	camera grip: second unit
Ian Foster	....	clapper loader
Graham Hall	....	clapper loader: second unit
Martin Kenzie	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Brian Martin	....	best boy electric
Reg Parsons	....	gaffer
John Payne	....	camera grip
Barry Peake	....	still photographer
Bob Smith	....	camera operator
David Worley	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Trenton Allen	....	casting assistant: Jamaica

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Justine Brady	....	costumer: women, USA
Sally Downing	....	wardrobe assistant
Kathy Haley	....	wardrobe assistant: Jamaica
Catherine Halloran	....	wardrobe supervisor
Robert B. Harris	....	costumer: men, USA
Geoff Lawrence	....	wardrobe assistant
Cyprian Thomas	....	wardrobe assistant: Jamaica

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Chris Browne	....	assistant editor: Jamaica
Virginia Katz	....	assistant film editor
Craig Ridenour	....	assistant editor: USA
Whitney White	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	music editor (as Daniel A. Carlin)
Todd Hayen	....	conductor
Todd Hayen	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Nancy E. Barr	....	production coordinator: USA
Sean Bourke	....	boat master: Jamaica unit
Jim Brennan	....	location manager
Max Earle	....	assistant location manager: Jamaica
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Vivian Jones	....	script supervisor: USA
Antoinette Kong	....	production assistant: Jamaica
Steve Kozak	....	unit publicist
Erica Mann	....	assistant: Mr. Ramis and Mr. Shamberg
Franz Marzouca	....	assistant location manager: Jamaica
Susan Nininger	....	fashion consultant
Pat Pennelegion	....	production coordinator
Stefano Priori	....	location accountant
Major Ray Smith	....	military advisor

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• First Unit Caterers  catering
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Pacific Title  optical effects

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Finland:K-8 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (f)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Mary Gross' film debut.

Quotes:

Jack Moniker: I once met a proud, black man such as yourself, and I gave him a small piece of advise: wear one glove, just one glove. Do you know who that was?
Ernest Reed: No.
Jack Moniker: Willie Mays.

Movie Connections:

References The Harder They Come (1972)

Soundtrack:

Three Little Birds

Long live the Caribbean, mahn!

Before Robin Williams solidly established himself as a star in "Good Morning, Vietnam", he starred in several innocuously silly movies such as "Club Paradise". He plays Jack Moniker, a Chicago firefighter who retires and moves to the Caribbean island of St. Nicholas. There, he joins up with tour guide Ernest Reed (Jimmy Cliff) and the two of them open a wild business, with the help of Gov. Anthony Cloyden Hayes (Peter O'Toole). Once the rich American tourists start arriving, the high finks take off.

The movie is mostly an excuse for a bunch of goofy things to happen, especially when the characters played by Eugene Levy and Rick Moranis embarrass themselves. True, Williams did better with some of his later work, but "Club Paradise" is still pretty funny.