Product Details

• Actors: Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1992
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300271110
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,131 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Robin Williams went through a period in the mid '80s when he looked like he'd turned into the next Richard Pryor: yet another brilliant standup comic neutered by the script mills of the Hollywood studios. Indeed, Williams seems almost like a spectator in this film, reacting to a supporting cast extremely deep in talent doing what they can with the mediocre script by Brian Doyle-Murray and director Harold Ramis. Williams plays a heroic Chicago fireman, who is injured and retires after saving several lives in a fire. He takes his insurance settlement and buys a resort on a poor Caribbean island (the film was shot in Jamaica). He spends the rest of the time playing straight man to a gaggle of guests that includes such SCTV alumni as Rick Moranis, Andrea Gross, Eugene Levy, and Robin Duke, as well as Jimmy Cliff and Peter O'Toole. Occasionally rising to the level of mild amusement, Club Paradise is, disappointingly, little more than a series of hit-and-miss sketches strung together by the feeblest of plots. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Robin Williams. A Movie Ahead of its Time!, November 5, 2005

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Mark Higgins (Anchorage, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Club Paradise (DVD)

This is a great movie with more funny one-liners than any ten recent comodies combined. Robin Williams is superb as is Peter O'Toole.

Beautifully set in Jamaica with a soundrack by Jimmy Cliff that's to die for.

This is a must own for fans of Williams, O'Toole, Cliff, or the beauty of the Carribean.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vastly underrated, February 9, 2006

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JMotts "JMotts" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Club Paradise [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie was a favorite of mine and my friends when it came out in the 80s. It is a silly comedy with some great comedic talents from the Second City troupe. The combination of Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy is hilarious as Barry and Barry, the desperate friends trying to find women who are even remotely attracted to them at the resort. They have some of the best lines. Andrea Martin is also extremely funny, and I can't help but laugh at her doing the limbo and trying to belt out soulful reggae while half drunk. Robin Williams has a more laid back routine in this movie, which is rare for a comedian that can't seem to have a sane conversation when he gives interviews. He is the main character and leaves more of the antics to the supporting cast, but he does a nice job. As others have said, the music in the movie is excellent and Jimmy Cliff provides a great soundtrack, supplemented by one great reggae cover by the Kinks, "Apeman", which I have since tried to find.

It's worth checking out for a good laugh. It is one of those movies that I remember fondly and can still laugh at because it doesn't take itself too seriously.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Fun, August 13, 2004

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Just Me (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Club Paradise [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hubby and I found Club Paradise by accident a number of years ago, and picked it up because we recognized the cast as actors we enjoyed, and we couldn't resist the setting. We have never regretted it!

We've watched Club Paradise many times, and love being able to get away to the island "in the ocean" somewhere, at the club with "the best beach on the island." Robin Williams is wryly humorous, trying frantically to keep the club out of the hands of developers, keep his guests happy and out of trouble, and keep his partner and staff from starting a revolution. The intertwined plot threads of the various guests may be a bit predictable, but they're well-played and full of laughs, thanks to the talents of the actors. The music is great.

And how could I not mention that Peter O'Toole steals every scene he's in? He alone would be worth getting this movie.

Classic art? No, it's not. An enjoyable way to spend an evening? Absolutely, a pleasure, and highly recommended. It's the kind of movie you enjoy watching over and over again.

I look forward to Club Paradise being released on DVD.