5.5
“In the world of comedy, it's sink or swim.”
Going Overboard (1989)
May 11, 19891h 37mEN
2.3
153 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Valerie BreimanWriters
Where to Watch
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Rent
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$200K
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Theater TechnologiesL.A. Dreams Productions
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Andre Gonzales
2.0Only this movie and Punch Drunk Love, were the dumbest Adam Sandler movies I've ever seen. This movie is even funny. Adam Sandler looks more like an idiot then a star in this movie.
sunopako
4.0Adam Sandler's acting debut. He did not participate in writing or directing the script, and did not even come up with the idea for the movie. He just played the main character, an unfunny comedian who dreams of becoming funny one day (on a ship). Adam's acting was bad and inept... although it's not that striking, given the sheer awfulness of everything else in the movie. It's badly filmed, the writing is even worse... The movie is only valuable because Sandler was in it. **Going Overboard** tries its best to seem like a comedy, and this is probably its main weakness. The Room with Tommy Wis…
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