Cabin Boy (1994) on Netflix
PG-1319941h 20mAdventureComedyRomance
Nathaniel Mayweather, a snobbish finishing school graduate, is bound for Hawaii on his father's yacht. He boards The Filthy Whore instead, a fishing boat that stays at sea for three months.
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Plot summary
William Mayweather has invited his son Nathaniel to sail to Hawaii aboard The Queen Catherine, the family yacht. Nathaniel is a snobbish, self-centered graduate of a finishing school. On the way to the dock he annoys his limousine driver, who makes him walk the rest of the way, and he turns into a fishing village. There he meets Kenny, the cabin boy of a boat called The Filthy Whore, and takes the name for a theme, believing the boat is his father's yacht. He climbs aboard, and the next morning Captain Greybar finds him in his room and tells him the ship will not see land again for three months. Nathaniel tries to persuade each of the fishermen to set a course for Hawaii.
Cast
- David H. Sterryas Lance (as David Sterry)
- Edward Flotardas Limo Driver
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Cabin Boy (1994)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Tim Burton dropped out as director of Cabin Boy to make Ed Wood instead, staying on as producer, and recommended first-time director Adam Resnick take over; Touchstone Pictures then drastically cut the budget, forcing many scenes Burton had wanted to be altered or cut.
- Cabin Boy's devoted fans include comedian Patrick Monahan, drummer/comedian Jon Wurster, and producer Dan the Automator, and when Kino Lorber released it on Blu-ray, the boutique art-film label branded it "The Contentious Classic That Angered a Nation."
