Going Overboard (1989)

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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

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Valerie Breiman
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1994 Wide
On DVD: Mar 23, 1999
Studio: Trimark

Critic Reviews

David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a slapdash and thoroughly amateurish piece of work that suffers from a total dearth of positive attributes.
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.
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Couldn't get this one banned, Sandler?

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Bobby H

Movies pretty horrible, even for a low-budget film. It's seriously hard to get any worse. Adam Sandler is the man, but, this movie did what it was titled.. it went overboard, way before it started going!
Joseph E

You will want to jump overboard half way through the moive.
Sarah P

Horrible early movie from Adam Sandler