Going Overboard (1989)
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20% of users liked it
(12,222 ratings)
Two years before he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler starred in this comedy as Shecky Moskowitz, who wants to get a job as a comedian on a cruise ship, but when that job is taken, signs on as a waiter instead, hoping fate will lend a hand. The cast also includes Burt Young, Peter… More Two years before he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler starred in this comedy as Shecky Moskowitz, who wants to get a job as a comedian on a cruise ship, but when that job is taken, signs on as a waiter instead, hoping fate will lend a hand. The cast also includes Burt Young, Peter Berg, Billy Zane, and a then-unknown Billy Bob Thornton. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Valerie Breiman
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1994 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 23, 1999
- Studio
- Trimark
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a slapdash and thoroughly amateurish piece of work that suffers from a total dearth of positive attributes.
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Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
When a star becomes really successful, the public is inundated with every scrap of celluloid he ever worked on as he learned his craft, and such is the case with this Adam Sandler vehicle.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Couldn't get this one banned, Sandler?
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
as Schecky Moskowitz
- Peter Berg
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Burt Young
- Billy Zane
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Adam Rifkin
as Croaker
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Allen Covert
as Bartender
- Terry Moore
- Tom Hodges
