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Going Overboard

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
1.8/10
15K
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Adam Sandler in Going Overboard (1989)
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A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.

  • Director
    • Valerie Breiman
  • Writers
    • Valerie Breiman
    • Adam Sandler
    • Scott LaRose
  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Billy Zane
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  • IMDb RATING
    1.8/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Valerie Breiman
    • Writers
      • Valerie Breiman
      • Adam Sandler
      • Scott LaRose
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Billy Zane
    • 179User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Schecky Moskowitz
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Dave
    Billy Zane
    Billy Zane
    • King Neptune
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • General Noriega
    Scott LaRose
    • Dickie Diamond
    Lisa Collins
    Lisa Collins
    • Ellen
    • (as Liza Collins Zane)
    Tom Hodges
    Tom Hodges
    • Bob…
    Adam Rifkin
    Adam Rifkin
    • Croaker…
    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
    • Mort Ginsberg
    • (as Pete Berg)
    Valerie Breiman
    Valerie Breiman
    • Bambi
    Joe Gieb
    Joe Gieb
    • Referee
    Ricky Paull Goldin
    Ricky Paull Goldin
    • Terrorist Without Shirt
    Warren Selko
    • Terrorist with Mustache
    Steven Brill
    Steven Brill
    • Priest
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    • Mistress
    Kim Ferrill
    • Miss Ohio
    Sheila Luquire
    • Miss Cuba
    Sherry Sukman
    • Miss Texas
    • Director
      • Valerie Breiman
    • Writers
      • Valerie Breiman
      • Adam Sandler
      • Scott LaRose
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    1dmj_incorporated-1

    I wanted to punch the TV

    I wanted to punch the TV. Watching it was torture. I hated it. Never watch this movie. The terrorists are annoying. Adam Sandler is annoying. I normally like him but not in this one. I wanted to break the DVD. This is the most irritating film in the world. The comedian he's jealous of is obnoxious. The only remotely funny part is the rocker with the black teeth getting all the girls. It was so irritating I wanted to punch the TV. DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE UNLESS YOU WANT TO ANNOY SOMEONE. If you even like Adam Sandler a little bit, Don't buy it. It will just make you hate him. Do yourself a favor, if you see it in the store, hide it to put everyone out of danger of buying it. Its a waste of the $1.99 I paid for it.
    1kfo9494

    Paid 10 cents for this movie at a yard sale----I want my money back!

    I was unaware of this movie when I came across this in VHS format at a yard sale in my area. I saw the young face of Adam Sandler and thought that this my be a lost gem from his early days. In fact it was more like a rock than a gem.

    This is a story of gibberish that was so boring that you could not keep up with what was happening on the screen. The situation was utterly ridiculous and the lines were so unfunny I actually felt sad for the actors. Perhaps it was my VCR that made the picture of the film look sloppy but it seemed like it was filmed as a high school project rather than by professional adults.

    I was glad when I saw the review of others that I was not alone in panning this film. And with all that said, I still feel cheated out of 10 cents.
    3mattymatt4ever

    If you hate Adam Sandler, you'll hate this movie. If you love Adam Sandler...you'll still hate this movie.

    Even if you're a huge Sandler fan, please don't bother with this extremely disappointing comedy! I bought this movie for $7.99, assuming it has to be at least halfway decent since my man Sandler is in it and because I assumed some women would get naked (judging by the R-rating and scantily-clad women on the cover). Well, there are quite a few scantily-clad women, but none get naked. I'm not sure what point this was in Sandler's career, but I'm guessing it was even before his SNL days. I can be wrong. This is like watching one of his home movies. He might look back at a cheesy movie like this and reminisce about the good ol' times...but we (the audience) are left to dry. This is hardly a "movie"! Sandler does a lot of talking to the camera, and even admits at one point that this is "no-budget" movie (that's right, not a low-budget movie, a NO-budget movie). So our job is pretty much to laugh AT the quirky characters. There is no steady plot, it's like an extended sketch comedy show--but a crude and badly written one. That guy who played the nasty comedian was completely annoying and it was implausible in the first place that he would receive such a mass audience. And Sandler finds his comic inspiration by saying the one classic Henny Youngman line "Take my wife, please" and the audience is on the floor? I'm not even going to TRY to make any logic here. Sure, Sandler's current and recent movies are not known for making a lot of sense (the penguin in "Billy Madison," the midget in "Happy Gilmore's" Happy Place) but the comedy works. This is a strictly amateurish work, and even if you're curious about Adam's early days in film--you still won't be interested. You're better off checking out his start on SNL or maybe his underrated role in "Mixed Nuts." Of course, the Sandman is not the only actor wasted in this thankless vehicle. Billy Bob Thornton also makes a short appearance, Billy Zane ("Titanic") has a supporting role and the great Burt Young (from the "Rocky" movies) has a significant role.

    This awful comedy will most probably be collecting dust on the 99-cent rental section of your local video store--and rightfully so.

    My score: 3 (out of 10)
    1TOMNEL

    A no budget and unfunny film that looks horrible.

    With Adam Sandler.

    This is without a doubt one of the most idiotic films ever made. It's about cruise ship waiter Shecky (Sandler) wanting to be a comedian on the cruise ship. First off, there is not one funny or clever line in the entire movie honestly. It is so unfunny it's pathetic. There is surprisingly not much crude or sexual humor, but the f-word is plentiful. The budget is really low, and that also ruins the film. It takes place on a cruise ship, but it seems they only had money to rent out a small boat and only had money for 10 ship extras, one of which is Billy Bob Thornton. The opening credits are animated reeeeeaally cheaply, and it is just pathetic. I hate this movie and everyone else that sees this will hate it too.

    86 mins. rated R for Language.
    1adidasraver

    Wow! This was really bad!

    I will start this off by saying I couldn't get all the way through it. I picked it up on a rainy day from WalMart like the rest of the reviewers on this site. I figured there wasn't any way I would regret my purchase. Was I wrong or what? Seriously now, who approved this project? They need to be forced to watch this movie over and over until the end of eternity. That's the only fitting punishment I can think of for releasing something this bad. The shooting reminds me of the movies I used to make for class projects on a big old VHS cam. The acting isnt much better. I think the only difference is that there are a few cool cameos. Yay, who cares... Shecky Moskowitz is unfunny, and the ships comedian is an even bigger loser. That's about as much of the plot as I understood.

    Overall it's the worst movie I've ever seen. I own it on DVD and have given it to many co-workers to watch. Each comes back and laughs and says "Wow I didnt think I'd ever say I shut off an Adam Sandler movie 15 minutes in...."

    My response is always "Well now you can"

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    Related interests

    Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in La Folle Histoire de l'espace (1987)
    Parody
    Leslie Nielsen in Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ? (1988)
    Slapstick
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    Comedy

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in May 1989, on a small, weathered cruise ship that sailed for a week from New Orleans to Cancun, Mexico. It was going to the Miss Universe Pageant, and was filled with 50 past and present beauty queens from all over the United States.
    • Goofs
      Not only is the same shot of the cruise ship used each time to portray the ship at sea, but the shot is of the ship at anchorage. The anchor chain can be seen going into the water and the ship is not moving.
    • Quotes

      Schecky Moskowitz: Sir, hi! What's your name?

      Dave: Dave.

      Schecky Moskowitz: Hey, Dave! What do you do for a living?

      Dave: Well, I'm a construction worker.

      Schecky Moskowitz: A construction worker? Alright, what do you construct?

      Dave: I construct buildings. What the fuck else would I construct?

      Schecky Moskowitz: Okaaaay... so, Dave, do you think constructing is an easy job, or is it a hard job?

      Dave: Listen, butthole, why don't you quit trying to be funny? Because all it's doing is pissing me off.

    • Connections
      Edited into Comic Relief Zero (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Slap Your Cat
      Written and Performed by Jon Ingoldsby

      Additional Lyrics by Valerie Breiman

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Babes Ahoy
    • Filming locations
      • Cancún, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Theater Technologies
      • L.A. Dreams Productions
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    • Budget
      • $800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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