Going Overboard (1989)

User Rating:

1.8/10   

Director:

Valerie Breiman

Writers:

Valerie Breiman (written by)
Scott LaRose (additional material)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

In the world of comedy, it's sink or swim.

Plot:

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Cruise Ship | Comedian | Terrorist | Cross Dressing

Cast

Burt Young	...	General Noriega
Adam Sandler	...	Schecky Moskowitz
Scott LaRose	...	Dickie Diamond
Lisa Collins	...	Ellen (as Liza Collins Zane)
Tom Hodges	...	Bob / Schecky's Mother
Adam Rifkin	...	Croaker / Miss Spain
Peter Berg	...	Mort Ginsberg (as Pete Berg)
Valerie Breiman	...	Bambi
Joe Gieb	...	Referee
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Terrorist Without Shirt
Warren Selko	...	Terrorist with Mustache
Steven Brill	...	Priest
Billy Zane	...	King Neptune
Terry Moore	...	Mistress
Kim Ferrill	...	Miss Ohio

Also Known As:

Babes Ahoy
The Unsinkable Shecky Moskowitz (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Canada:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:18A | Ireland:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cancún, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Trivia:

This is Adam Sandler's first feature film. The production was shot entirely on a cruise ship going from New Orleans to Cancun. The ship was going to the Miss Universe Pageant and was filled with beauty queens from all over the United States. The camera crew forgot to bring a box of lenses on the ship, so the director of photography was forced to shoot with the wrong lenses.

Quotes:

General Noriega: ...you left over worthless kangaroo vomit!

Movie Connections:

References "The Love Boat" (1977)

Soundtrack:

Nowhere to Run

Distributing this film should be a bootable offence...

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Going Overboard is the single worst film i have ever seen, and yes, I have seen Cujo. Adam Sandler is an abomination as Schecky Moskowitz, a wannabe comedian working on a cruise liner. That's the plot.

That's it! Nothing else in the film makes sense, it's all over the place like a mad man's breakfast, and not in a wacky naked gun kind of way, but more of a frustrating, 'throw both shoes at the t.v' kind of way. even General Noriega makes an appearance, for no reason i can comprehend (it certainly wasn't for humour). Add to the mix Miss Australia, who has the worst Australian Accent i've ever heared, and you have something which i won't call the worst film ever made, because Going overboard doesn't even fit the basic definition of a film. I highly recomend seeing this film, as it will elevate the standing of every bad film you ever see. I guarantee the first thing you'll say after seeing a bad film will be "at least it wasn't as bad as Going Overboard".