Boat Trip (2002)

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers (WGA):

Mort Nathan (written by) &
William Bigelow (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Singles Cruise. Double Trouble.

Plot:

Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Travel Agent | Hot Air Balloon | Banana | Gay Stereotype

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Jerry Robinson
Horatio Sanz	...	Nick Ragoni
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Gabriella
Vivica A. Fox	...	Felicia
Maurice Godin	...	Hector
Roger Moore	...	Lloyd Faversham
Lin Shaye	...	Sonya the Coach
Victoria Silvstedt	...	Inga
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Tom (as Ken Campbell)
Zen Gesner	...	Ron
William Bumiller	...	Steven
Noah York	...	Perry
Richard Roundtree	...	Felicia's Dad
Bob Gunton	...	Boat Captain
Jennifer Gareis	...	Sheri

Also Known As:

Boat Trip (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug material.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:97 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Swedish | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38760) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

ApolloMedia

Trivia:

Filmed in 2001 and not released to US theaters until 2003.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Gabriela rescues Jerry from of the pool, her hair is completely dry in seconds.

Quotes:

Lloyd Faversham: My name is Faversham. Lloyd Faversham.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs West Side Story (1961)

Soundtrack:

Est-Ce Que Tu?

Harmless vulgar sex-farce on a Ship of Poofs

I picked this one up (the DVD version) totally on impulse the other night, not having a clue as to what it would really be like. The title, cover design and descriptive blurb on the back of the DVD would indicate something quite different than a couple of guys who accidentally wind up on a cruise for gay men.

But no matter, as the film turned out to be a "guilty pleasure" sort of comedy. In that respect it's not unlike "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo", or some of the more risqué Benny Hill skits: sure it's stupid, vulgar and corny, but sometimes exactly those kinds of comedies can fill a comedy niche with certain viewers.

Most of the humor IS combination corny/vulgar - with some of it venturing into the gross-out variety. But, I did laugh out loud more than once, and at least found myself chuckling throughout most of it. The scenery is great - I mean, you've got the Swedish suntanning team prancing around in bikinis, providing proof that Swedes aren't all a bunch of square-heads afterall. (Victoria Silvstedt, who really is from Sweden, is quite beautiful, BTW). In addition, there are some picturesque scenes of a Mediterranean coastal town where the cruise ship makes a port visit. The cruise-ship set - created on a soundstage in Cologne, Germany, believe it or not - is quite well done (I was going to say "gorgeous", but since I'm straight, I guess I shouldn't use that word).

Roger Moore co-stars, and I wasn't shocked or disappointed or disgusted (as some other commenters appear to have been) to see the great former James Bond, 007 make an appearance in the film, playing a double-oh-gay, double-okay sort of old poof. He actually has some pretty funny lines in the film, especially at the end when they are preparing to sky-dive.

The other actors - Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez, et al - were certainly more than adequate to convey the whole silly sex-farce comedy of the film.

So, I would have to recommend it as worth seeing - the caveat being that it's probably intended more for adults, and for those times when you want a light-hearted, zany, not mean-spirited sex-farce sort of comedy. (You'll never look at Roger Moore in a James Bond film the same way again, I guarantee it!).