Cabin Boy (1994)

Director:

Adam Resnick

Writers (WGA):

Chris Elliott (story) &
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Release Date:

7 January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He's Setting Sail On The High Seas... Without A Rudder, A Compass, Or A Clue!

Plot:

A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

Plot Keywords:

Boat | Sea | Giant | Monkey | Cupcake

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chris Elliott	...	Nathanial Mayweather
Ritch Brinkley	...	Captain Greybar
James Gammon	...	Paps
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Skunk (as Brian-Doyle Murray)
Brion James	...	Big Teddy
Melora Walters	...	Trina
I.M. Hobson	...	Headmaster Timmons
Alex Nevil	...	Thomas
David H. Sterry	...	Lance (as David Sterry)
Bob Elliott	...	William Mayweather
Edward Flotard	...	Limo Driver
Jim Cummings	...	Cupcake (voice)
David Letterman	...	Old Salt In Fishing Village (as Earl Hofert)
Ann Magnuson	...	Calli
Russ Tamblyn	...	Chocki
Ricki Lake	...	Figurehead
Mike Starr	...	Mulligan
Andy Richter	...	Kenny
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alfred Molina	...	School Professor (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Resnick

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Elliott		(story) &
Adam Resnick		(story)
Adam Resnick		(screenplay)

Produced by
Barry Bernardi	....	executive producer
Tim Burton	....	producer
Denise Di Novi	....	producer
Steve White	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Bartek

Cinematography by
Steve Yaconelli		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jon Poll

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Debi Manwiller
Richard Pagano		(as Rik Pagano)

Production Design by
Steven Legler

Art Direction by
Daniel A. Lomino
Nanci Roberts		(as Nanci B. Roberts)

Set Decoration by
Roberta J. Holinko

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
David P. Barton	....	special makeup effects artist
Jim Beinke	....	special makeup effects artist: Figurehead, Alterian Studios, Inc. (as Jim Bienke)
Eric Fiedler	....	special makeup effects artist: Calli, Alterian Studios, Inc.
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects designer: Alterian Studios, Inc.
Loren Gitthens	....	special makeup effects artist: Figurehead, Alterian Studios, Inc.
Mark Goldberg	....	special makeup effects artist: Calli, Alterian Studios, Inc. (as Mark Golberg)
Mindy Hall	....	key makeup artist
Vance Hartwell	....	special makeup effects artist: Chocki, Alterian Studios, Inc.
Emanuel Millar	....	key hair stylist
Brian Penikas	....	special makeup effects artist: Chocki, Alterian Studios, Inc.
David Penikas	....	special makeup effects artist: Calli, Alterian Studios, Inc.
Mike Smithson	....	special makeup effects artist: Figurehead, Alterian Studios, Inc.

Production Management
John Engel	....	unit production manager (as John S. Engel)
Steven Tyler Sahlein	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Seth Cirker	....	second assistant director
John Engel	....	second unit director (as John S. Engel)
Nunzio Fazio	....	second second assistant director
Thomas A. Irvine	....	first assistant director (as Thomas Irvine)

Art Department
Stephen Alesch	....	set designer
Tristan Paris Bourne	....	boat rigger (as Tristan Parks Bourne)
John Bucklin	....	construction foreman (as John E. Bucklin)
David B. Clark	....	paint foreman
Tiffany Cowsill	....	art department coordinator
Kelly Deco	....	head scenic artist
Randy Eriksen	....	property master
Gustav Gustafson	....	on-set dresser (as D.C. 'Gustav' Gustafson)
Ted Haigh	....	graphic artist
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	leadman (as Paul A. Hartman)
Gordon E. Holmes	....	carpenter
Alan James	....	painter
Bill Luckey	....	property maker
John Hammer Maxwell	....	leadman (as John H. Maxwell)
Randy Morgan	....	scenic artist
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Dean G. Roberts	....	construction coordinator
Greg Sanger	....	set dresser
Beth Sheldon	....	assistant property master (as Beth Holmes Sheldon)
Wayne Springfield	....	property maker
John V. Barrile	....	construction office coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound editor
David Broberg	....	assistant sound editor
Kurt Nicholas Forshager	....	assistant sound editor
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising adr editor
William Hooper	....	sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator
James Moriana	....	foley walker
Brian Risner	....	sound editor (as Brian D. Rizner)
Todd Russell	....	cableman
Edward Tise	....	production sound mixer
Mark A. Tracy	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Weber	....	sound editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	supervising sound editor (as C.T. Welch)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley walker
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Theresa Burkett	....	animatronic puppets: Alterian Studios, Inc. (as Teresa Burkett)
John Calpin	....	foam clavenator: Alterian Studios, Inc.
Garrett Immel	....	animatronic puppets: Alterian Studios, Inc.
Robbie Knott	....	special effects coordinator (as Robert Knott)
Tom Knott	....	special effects assistant
Yvonne Morrow	....	project controller: Alterian Studios, Inc.
Becky Ochoa	....	special effects
Carolyn Oros	....	special effects technician
Rudy Perez	....	special effects
Brian Sipe	....	creature and makeup effects technician
Jon Sipos	....	special effects assistant
John K. Stirber	....	special effects foreman
Bill Sturgeon	....	animatronic puppets: Alterian Studios, Inc.
Chet Zar	....	animatronic puppets: Alterian Studios, Inc.

Visual Effects by
Tim Angulo	....	director of photography: The Chandler Group
Don Baker	....	visual effects supervisor: The Chandler Group
Elissa Bello	....	digital compositing: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Doug Beswick	....	stop-motion animation supervisor: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Vicky Beswick	....	administration: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Barbara Anne Bock	....	designer
Yancy Calzada	....	stop-motion puppet construction: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Aaron Campbell	....	digital compositing: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Mike Chambers	....	production manager: The Chandler Group
Keith Claridge	....	grip: The Chandler Group
Terry Clotiaux	....	producer: The Chandler Group
Denise Davis	....	visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Leslie Ekker	....	chief model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Harrison Ellenshaw	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Paul Gentry	....	MoCo operator
Paul Gentry	....	visual effects director of photography: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Ed Giovanni	....	assistant camera: The Chandler Group
Henry Gonzales	....	key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Roy Goode	....	miniature special effects chief: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Ron Gress	....	lead model painter: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Patrick James Grosswendt	....	gaffer: The Chandler Group (as Pat Grosswendt)
Mark Gutterud	....	stage and plate camera: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Robert Habros	....	visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Melissa S. Hallman	....	visual effects assistant
Adam Hill	....	modelmaker: SVSI
Paul Howarth	....	optical camera operator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Rob Hummel	....	visual effects consultant
Cecil Kramer	....	visual effects producer
Louis Lanchantin	....	production assistant: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Paul Lasaine	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Michael Lessa	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Levy	....	key grip: The Chandler Group
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Todd Minobe	....	mechanical technician: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Peter Montgomery	....	digital compositing: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Tony Newhall	....	line-up: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Craig Newman	....	digital supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Dee O'Bannon	....	production assistant: The Chandler Group
Scott Oshita	....	mechanical designer: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Robert F. Peppler	....	effects camera assistant: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Eric Peterson	....	stage and plate camera: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Bradford Plows	....	model builder: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Brian Ripley	....	model maker: visual effects & props
Wally Schaab	....	digital compositing: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Scott Schneider	....	model maker
Scott Sohan	....	optical line-up: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Robert Spurlock	....	miniature effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Mark Stetson	....	miniature effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Scott Stoddard	....	sculptor: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Tully Summers	....	lead sculptor: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Bruce Tauscher	....	digital compositing: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects producer: Buena Vista Visual Effects (as Lynda Lemon)
Aaron Valdez	....	production assistant: The Chandler Group (as Aaron M. Valdez)
Jim Aupperle	....	effects photography (uncredited)

Stunts
Karl Bohn	....	stunts
Brad Bovee	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Orwin C. Harvey	....	stunts (as Orwin Harvey)
George Merritt	....	stunts
David Rowden	....	stunts (as David S. Rowden)
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Scott	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Douglas Lee Adam Sr.	....	second assistant camera
Stephenie Blakemore	....	electrician
Stephen E. Bridge	....	camera operator (as Stephen Bridge)
G. Smokey Campbell	....	electrician
Richard J. Cartwright	....	still photographer
Danny Falkengren	....	dolly grip (as Dan Falkengren)
David Fay	....	key rigging grip
Mike Gerzevitz	....	electrician
Peter C. Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Frank Keever	....	key grip (as Frank J. Keever)
Douglas S. Kennedy	....	electrician (as Douglas Kennedy)
Tim McHenry	....	generator operator
George S. Neil	....	best boy electric
Richard 'Rico' Sands	....	chief lighting technician (as Richard Sands)
Roger Sassen	....	rigging gaffer
John Savka	....	best boy grip
Bryan Yaconelli	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Susan Booker	....	casting assistant
Ivy Weiss	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marci R. Johnson	....	set costumer
Kenn Smiley	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Curtis Croeni	....	first assistant editor (as Curtis J. Croeni)
Elizabeth Fulton Schmidt	....	assistant editor (as Elizabeth Fulton)
Greg Hayden	....	additional editor
Ray Morfino	....	color timer
Erin P. Nelson	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer (as Bob Fernandez)
Joel Franklin	....	supervising music copyist
Alex Gibson	....	music editor
Bill Jackson	....	additional score engineering
Marc Mann	....	orchestrations
Edgardo Simone	....	orchestrations
Patti Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Dean Curtis Black	....	transportation captain (as Dean C. Black)
Edward Flotard	....	transportation coordinator (as Eddie Flotard)

Other crew
Jack Blessing	....	adr loop group
Michele R. Boissiere	....	assistant production coordinator
Victor Brandt	....	adr loop group
Wendy Breck	....	assistant: Mr. Burton
Thomas Brunelle	....	adr loop group (as Tom Brunelle)
William Calvert	....	adr loop group (as Bill Calvert)
Sylvie Chesneau	....	script supervisor
Jamie Daddio	....	production assistant (as Jamie H. Fishman)
Eric Fiedler	....	puppeteer
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Leigh French	....	adr loop group
Brad Hall	....	key production assistant (as D. Bradford Hall)
Michelle Holdsworth	....	production secretary
Steven E. Housewright	....	location manager (as Steve Housewright)
Clete Keith	....	stand-in
Linda Koci	....	assistant: Mr. White
Mitch Kreindel	....	unit publicist
Sara Mata	....	assistant: Mr. Bernardi
Cheryl McHugh	....	assistant accountant
Christie Mellor	....	adr loop group
Moses Paskowitz	....	stand-in (as Moses Zyus Paskowitz II)
Phil Proctor	....	adr loop group
Jason Roberts	....	production assistant
Ruth Silveira	....	adr loop group
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	key medic
Bill Sturgeon	....	puppeteer
Dana Williams	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth A. Williams	....	assistant accountant
Jane Yamashita	....	assistant: Mr. Resnick (as Jane N. Yamashita)
Chet Zar	....	puppeteer
Vance Hartwell	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Scott Woodard	....	puppeteer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Steve White Productions (produced in association with)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Touchstone Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD) (as Touchstone Home Entertainment)

Special Effects

• Buena Vista Visual Effects (visual effects by)
• Alterian (special make-up effects) (as Alterian Studios, Inc.)
• Stetson Visual Services Inc. (miniature effects)
• Chandler Group, The (miniature boat photography)
• Doug Beswick Productions Inc. (stop-motion visual effects)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Alter Image  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Imaging  titles
• Buena Vista Sound  sound by
• Eastman Film  produced and distributed on
• Hollywood Rental Company  lighting and grip equipment
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures  opticals
• Technicolor  prints by (as Technicolor®)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (NO. 32709)

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

David Letterman appears as the "Old Salt in the Fishing Village", but the credits list him as "Earl Hofert". This is an inside joke for Letterman fans, as he also referred to himself as "Hofert" in some skits back at his old program "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) on NBC. In real life, Hofert is an uncle of Letterman's on his mother's side.

Quotes:

Nathanial Mayweather: I just don't get it! She seems totally uninterested in me, despite my smothering obsessiveness!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Teach Me Tonight (#2.19)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

IN THE WEE HOURS

not the worst movie of all time

I've been a Chris Elliot fan since watching him on his old television series "Get a Life." I think he is the precursor to comedians such as Tom Green, and the modern gross-out comedy. The image of Elliot licking the boat with soapy water comes to mind.

Lots of people would label this movie as one of the worst movies of all time, but it's consciously absurd (or "wacky" as Christ Elliot's character might say). "Worst" movies are ones that think they are legit, like The Order, or Batman and Robin.

That being said, Cabin Boy is not the best comedy of all time. The crazy-funny parts are laugh out loud funny, but spread too far apart. I think this movie should have been wall-to-wall laughs. But it's worth it for the good parts, and Chris Elliot deserves our attention.

Watch some night alongside Freddy Got Fingered and Clifford.