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Going Overboard

1989 · 97 min

A scattershot, silly cruise-ship comedy that coasts on goofy gags and early Sandler energy, easy to drift in and out of.

Directed by
Valerie Breiman
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
In the world of comedy, it's sink or swim.
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.

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Directed by
Valerie Breiman
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • celebrity
  • identity
Places
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Valerie Breiman
Written by
Valerie Breiman
Starring
Adam Sandler, Scott LaRose, Tom Hodges, Lisa Collins, Adam Rifkin, Peter Berg, Billy Zane, Burt Young
Music
Steven Scott Smalley
Cinematography
Ron Jacobs
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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