Club Paradise (1986)

A Chicago fireman (Robin Williams) uses his disability money to invest in some island property in the Caribbean. He partners with a local reggae musician (Jimmy Cliff, THE HARDER THEY COME) to create an informal hotel for tourists called Club Paradise. But a land developer (Brian Doyle Murray) plots with the island's prime minister (Adolph Caesar, THE COLOR PURPLE) to take over their property and turn it into expensive condominiums. This good natured comedy is highly uneven. The jokes are tossed at you left and right in the hopes that some of them stick and, of course, many of them do. The film features an excellent group of comic actors (mostly in the supporting roles) that work hard and seem so eager to please that the result is rather charming. Chief among them Andrea Martin in overdrive as an adventurous housewife looking for excitement on vacation with her rather dull husband (Steven Kampmann). The lush tropical location is an added bonus and lovingly photographed by Peter Hannan. Directed by Harold Ramis (GROUNDHOG DAY). The large cast includes Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Twiggy, Joanna Cassidy, Eugene Levy and Bruce McGill.