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The Slammin' Salmon

2009 · 98 min

A chaotic, joke-a-minute ensemble comedy that feels like watching a restaurant shift spiral into absurd, competitive mayhem.

Directed by
Kevin Heffernan
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Bring a bib, it's gonna get messy.
Overview
The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.

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Directed by
Kevin Heffernan
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • ambition
  • greed
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kevin Heffernan
Written by
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Starring
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Country
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