The Slammin' Salmon
The Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 American comedy film by Broken Lizard. It is about the owner of a restaurant who holds a contest to see which one of his waiters can earn the most money in a single night. The winner receives $10,000, and the loser receives a "beat down" by the owner, Cleon Salmon, a former heavyweight boxer (played by Michael Clarke Duncan). Kevin Heffernan directed the film, his first time for a Broken Lizard film.
Plot
In Miami, Florida, retired heavyweight boxing champion Cleon Salmon owns the restaurant The Slammin' Salmon. His staff consists of manager Rich, eccentric waiter Nuts, callous Guy, pre-med Tara, ballet student Mia, aspiring actor Connor, angry chef Dave and his busboy twin brother Donnie. Cleon informs Rich that the restaurant needs to make $20,000 by the end of the night so that he can pay off a wager he made with the yakuza. If they can't make enough money, the yakuza will take the restaurant.
Cast
- April Bowlby
- Bobbi Sue Luther
- Carla Gallo
- Cobie Smulders
- Erik Stolhanske
- Gillian Vigman
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Jeff Chase
- Jim Gaffigan
- Jim Rash
- Kevin Heffernan
- Lance Henriksen
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Morgan Fairchild
- Nat Faxon
- Olivia Munn
- Paul Soter
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer
- Sendhil Ramamurthy
- Smith Cho
- Steve Lemme
- Vivica A. Fox
- Will Forte
More details
| author | Jay Chandrasekhar |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Miami |
| director | Kevin Heffernan |
| editor | Brad Katz |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | act aspiring actor beat boxing champion busboy closing time end engagement ring first-degree burn inebriate japanese yen key largo knock out make up move movie star norah jones pop star pre-med resort hotel retire run away split personality tie up trampled to death tv show twin brother yell yen |
| musicBy | Nathan Barr |
| producer | Peter Lengyel Richard Perello |
| productionCompany | Broken Lizard Cataland Films |
| publisher | Anchor Bay Films |
| theme | japanese yakuza |