Kid Creole & The Coconuts: There's Something Wrong in Paradise

TV Movie
1984

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Kid Creole and his Coconuts, with Coati Mundi, are shipwrecked on a tropical island governed by a racist black dictator. When Kid Creole becomes popular with the people, the dictator creates... Read allKid Creole and his Coconuts, with Coati Mundi, are shipwrecked on a tropical island governed by a racist black dictator. When Kid Creole becomes popular with the people, the dictator creates a Kid Creole impersonator to spread his message of racial purity. The two Kid Creoles are... Read allKid Creole and his Coconuts, with Coati Mundi, are shipwrecked on a tropical island governed by a racist black dictator. When Kid Creole becomes popular with the people, the dictator creates a Kid Creole impersonator to spread his message of racial purity. The two Kid Creoles are indistinguishable and confusion results until a surprise ending.

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Must see if you are a Kid Creole and the Coconuts fan

I ran across this just recently as I've been listening to a lot of Kid Creole and the Coconuts music this past month -- what a treat! It's a movie version of the concept of their 3 albums from the early 80's (Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places, Wise Guy/Tropical Gangsters, and Doppelganger) and it's a delightful trip.

August Darnell is actually a fairly fine actor considering his lack of professional training - but then again, he acts this role of Kid Creole to perfection on stage so there was really no stretch for him to carry it into a cinematic role.

If you are a fan of the early 80's and especially if you are a Karen Black fan - you will enjoy this film as much as I did.