Cabin boy

Author

Adam Resnick

Call Number

• DVD COMEDY (CEN, WSQ)

Languages

In English, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, Brian Doyle-Murray, James Gammon, Brion James, Melora Walters, Ann Magnuson, Mike Starr, Andy Richter, Russ Tamblyn, David Letterman, Bob Elliott, Ricki Lake.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2018]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (80 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for crude language.

Summary

A cult classic for fancy lads everywhere, Cabin Boy was met with a frothy blend of confusion and hostility upon first release, but has aged like a fine flagon of wine. From Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick, co-creators of the influential deconstructed sitcom Get a Life, Cabin Boy is one of the most surreal comedies ever released by a major Hollywood studio. After graduating from finishing school as a well-bred "Fancy Lad," Nathanial Mayweather prepares for a trip to Hawaii. But his plans are dashed when he mistakenly boards The Filthy Whore, a fishing boat manned by a ragtag crew of salty shipmates, and soon becomes the vessel's hapless Cabin Boy. On his journey, he woos the feisty but beautiful Trina and encounters a host of eye-rubbing curiosities including an amiable shark man, a savage ice monster, a tobacco-chewing cupcake, and a six-armed seductress who relieves Nathanial of his virginity, much to the displeasure of her 30-foot salesman husband. Inspired by classic seafaring yarns like Captains Courageous, Cabin Boy has grown in reputation over the years as a truly offbeat cult comedy-fantasy with Ray Harryhausen-like special effects, a hilariously oddball performance by Elliott, and a treasure chest of eccentric supporting players including a seminal cameo by Elliott and Resnick's old boss David Letterman as an antagonistic sock-monkey vendor.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.