the low-budget sleeper Super Troopers in 2001, Club Dread is a disappointingly routine horror movie spoof that follows the well-worn path of the Scream and Scary Movie franchises". Critic Roger Ebert gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Whether it works or not is a little hard to say; like "Super Troopers" (2002), the previous film by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, it has lovable performances, very big laughs, and then some down time while everybody (in the cast as well as the audience) waits to see what next". Alternate version In 2005, an unrated edition was released to DVD. This version of the film contains an additional 15 minutes of footage for a 118-minute running time. It features several extended scenes, and also restores a subplot involving two cops that was absent in the theatrical edition. Director Jay Chandrasekhar states in one of the disc's commentary tracks that the original R-rated version is still the director's cut. References External links 2004 comedy horror films 2000s slasher films 2004 films American comedy horror films American parody films American teen comedy films Mexican slasher films Slasher comedy films Broken Lizard 2000s English-language films Films directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Films scored by Nathan Barr Films set in Costa Rica Films shot in Mexico Fox Searchlight Pictures films American serial killer films American sex comedy films American slasher films Parodies of horror 2000s sex comedy films 2004 LGBT-related films 2004 comedy films 2000s American films 2000s Mexican films