Carry on Columbus (1992)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writers:

John Antrobus (additional material)
Dave Freeman (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Up your anchor for a well crewed voyage

Plot:

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...

Plot Keywords:

Expedition | Sultan | Sea | Sequel | Spyhole

Cast

Jim Dale	...	Christopher Columbus
Bernard Cribbins	...	Mordecai Mendoza
Maureen Lipman	...	Countess Esmeralda
Peter Richardson	...	Bart Columbus
Alexei Sayle	...	Achmed
Rik Mayall	...	The Sultan
Charles Fleischer	...	Pontiac
Larry Miller	...	The Chief
Nigel Planer	...	The Wazir
Leslie Phillips	...	King Ferdinand
June Whitfield	...	Queen Isabella
Julian Clary	...	Don Juan Diego
Sara Crowe	...	Fatima
Holly Aird	...	Maria
Keith Allen	...	Pepi the Poisoner

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Farnham, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Comedy House

Trivia:

Writer Dave Freeman had only 10 days notice to deliver a script before the start of filming.

Quotes:

The Wazir: [after a messenger arrives] He brings news of what the Lisbonians are getting up to.
The Sultan: I don't care what they get up to, as long as they don't do it in the street in front of the camels!
The Wazir: No, no, sir, the city of Lisbon.
The Sultan: The one in Portugal?
The Wazir: Quite right.

Movie Connections:

Follows That's Carry On (1977)

Soundtrack:

CARRY ON COLUMBUS

Carry On Clunkers!

Having managed to destroy traditional British comedy by the early '90's, the alternative comedy brigade then made complete fools of themselves by signing up for 'Carry On Columbus'. Why, exactly? Alexei Sayle was a vociferous critic of 'old school' comics such as Les Dawson, so what's he doing here? Actually, neither he, Rik Mayall, Julian Clary, Keith Allen and co. can be blamed for the film turning out a stinker. Sid James, Kenneth Williams and the original gang would have had a tough time making this dreadful script funny. It plays like a bad 'Carry On' spoof done by 'The Comic Strip Presents' team. Clary manages a few guffaws as a Hawtrey-substitute, but the only person to emerge with any credit is Jim Dale. Old-timers Jack Douglas, Leslie Phillips, June Whitfield and Jon Pertwee feature in so few scenes as to be barely noticeable. I pity anyone who paid to see it on its original release; on television you can always change channels, or better still put on a 'Carry On Screaming' D.V.D.