Aboard cruise ship SS Happy Wanderer, Capt. Crowther faces incompetent replacements for crew like cook, doctor, officer. Passengers turn out bizarre too, compounding Crowther's frustrations ... Read allAboard cruise ship SS Happy Wanderer, Capt. Crowther faces incompetent replacements for crew like cook, doctor, officer. Passengers turn out bizarre too, compounding Crowther's frustrations as voyage progresses.Aboard cruise ship SS Happy Wanderer, Capt. Crowther faces incompetent replacements for crew like cook, doctor, officer. Passengers turn out bizarre too, compounding Crowther's frustrations as voyage progresses.
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While Sid James is again under used, as he was in many of his early Carry On outings, it is Kenneths Connors and Williams who shine once again. Connors especially with a touching performance as the doctor in love with one of the passengers.
This film shows why the early Carry Ons were the best.
The best bits by a long way include Connor's clumsy courtship of Liz Fraser; alongside Williams' stilted and self-righteous officer, all nostrils and hardly-hidden indignation. Very funny, as most of the 'Carry Ons' were.
I haven't seen all of the Carry Ons, but of the ones I've enjoyed, Cruising stands out. I'm not sure why it doesn't get the love of the later films. Maybe it's because it's a relatively laid-back affair with a breezy sense of humor that never really sinks into toilet jokes or smutty double entendres.
Some say that Sid and Kenneth are underused - my opinion is that they're like a dash of cayenne pepper in the mix. A little dab'll do ya! I miss Charles Hawtrey but Lance Percival is hilarious. The color works well and the sets are very elaborate, especially the shot when the camera pans down into the ship's swimming pool. I showed this one to my girlfriend (who generally doesn't like older movies) and she was laughing out loud the whole time.
There seems to be a minority who rate this entry highly. For my money this one's better than Cleo and Cowboy...maybe not as good as Screaming. Just my 2 cents.
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- TriviaFirst film in the "Carry on..." series to be filmed in color.
- GoofsThe cruise ship docks at several ports, from Spain to Italy and North Africa. However it always moors against the same quayside with the same tree standing on it.
- Quotes
Captain Wellington Crowther: I'm going to be blunt, and make some very cutting remarks.
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks: To be sure, sir, that's a contradiction in terms, but then English is a very curious language!
Captain Wellington Crowther: If you interrupt me once more, Mr... .?
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks: Marjoribanks, sir.
Captain Wellington Crowther: You interrupt me once more, mate, and you'll hear some really curious language!
- Alternate versionsAs with many Carry On films the cinema print was cut by the BBFC with the removal of the word "twot" and the dialogue lines "The sun shines out of our portholes", "Cold water and plenty of it" and "Out of where?" (following "Take you fingers out"). Later video/DVD releases feature the same print and the original cuts may no longer survive.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's Carry On! (1977)
- SoundtracksThe Twelve Days of Christmas
(uncredited)
Traditional English carol
Performed by Kenneth Williams
[Marjoribanks sings a refrain from the song when the Captain talks about him working on the reports]
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- 1h 29m(89 min)
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- 1.66 : 1