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Captain Ron

1992 · 100 min

A breezy, lighthearted escape with silly mishaps and a charming rogue, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Thom Eberhardt
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place
Tagline
Martin just wanted a nice, quiet family vacation. Instead, he got... Captain Ron
Overview
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.

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Directed by
Thom Eberhardt
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • addiction
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • sea
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy
Directed by
Thom Eberhardt
Written by
John Dwyer, Thom Eberhardt
Starring
Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, Meadow Sisto, Tom McGowan, Dan Butler, Paul Anka
Music
Nicholas Pike
Cinematography
Daryn Okada
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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