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Adam Sandler, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane

At the beginning of this no-budget cheapie, Adam Sandler tells us this is a "loosely thrown together story" built around free access to a cruise ship and "a lot of good-looking women." So they get a...( read more  read more... )n A for truth in advertising. Sandler (very green in his first feature film) plays Shecky Moskowitz, a cruise ship waiter with dreams of being a standup comedian. At one point, General Manuel Noriega sends some goons to take over the ship. And there's a lot of voluptuous women hanging around in bikinis. So much for the plot. Sold as a wacky sex comedy, Going Overboard is more of a funny-nose-and-glasses movie, desperately trying anything for a laugh. Sandler's trademark being-funny-by-being-unfunny hadn't started to click yet. Only Billy Zane (as a sort of long-suffering-Jewish-grandmother-ish King Neptune) and Adam Rifkin (as a self-absorbed, mossy-toothed heavy metal star) seem to have any comic timing. A number of the supporting cast would go on to play roles in other, better Adam Sandler movies. Look fast for Billy Bob Thornton(!), appearing here as "Dave the heckler." --Geof Miller

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R, 97 min.

Directed by: Valerie Breiman

Release Date: June 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: March 23, 1999

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  • Collegekid
    December 31, 2006
    Collegekid
    Good Flick, better than average.
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • Hoovedogg
    July 13, 2008
    Hoovedogg
    Not Very entertaining,its quite boring.It was his first movie.so idk.I didn't get much out of it.Sandler is my favorite actor,but maybe i need to watch it again.idk,lol.
  • trisarahtops22
    September 3, 2007
    trisarahtops22
    Horrible early movie from Adam Sandler
  • rbellensign
    November 8, 2009
    rbellensign
    lol well...? It was odd.
  • jasontmartin3
    October 25, 2009
    jasontmartin3
    One of his worst! Zohan is such CRAP! this comes in 2nd
  • arthurrodrigues10
    September 8, 2009
    arthurrodrigues10
    i want can haver this movie to me i love Adam Sandler
  • jeepn4us1
    September 7, 2009
    jeepn4us1
    This is the worst Adam Sandler movie I have ever seen!
  • secretbee
    July 20, 2009
    secretbee
    the worse movie i ever watch. Not funny at all its just plain stupid.
  • kkwildman
    June 7, 2009
    kkwildman
    i want to fucking see it
  • edmeyer83
    April 27, 2009
    edmeyer83
    Awful...I believe I turned this off it was so bad.

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