With The Slammin’ Salmon, a slapstick comedy movie you get the taste of it. Directed by Kevin Heffernan, the movie was released in 2009, starring the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe.

During the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, the troupe revisited its indie roots, shooting “The Slammin’ Salmon” (out Dec. 11) on its own. In it, the five work at a restaurant owned by ...