Club Paradise (1986)
Overview
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,308,521.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.372 |
Directed By
Harold Ramis
Crew
Harold Ramis
Whitney White
Harold Ramis
Harry Shearer
Peter Hannan
Tom Leopold
Van Dyke Parks
Trevor Albert
David Standish
Chris Miller
Sally Jones
Alan Greisman
David Mansfield
Wallis Nicita
John Graysmark
Suzy Benzinger
Brian Doyle-Murray
Marion Rothman
Michael Shamberg
Tony Reading
Peter Young
Barry Peake
John Glaser
Elvis Costello
TOP 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 Grundy
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
Bruce McGill
Dave the Fireman
Simon Jones
Toby Prooth
Carey Lowell
Fashion Model
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