Eugene tells Mork that he saw a ship captain perform a marriage in a movie. Although he doesn't give any clues as to what the movie was about, The African Queen (1951) contains what is arguably the best known example of such a scene in popular culture. While fictional services such as the Orkan Navy may allow ship captains to grant marriages, in reality captains do not have this power. The notion can be found in fictional works throughout the 20th century, and doubtlessly some people have been "married" in such contexts, only to find out later that the marriage has no legal force. Most navies strictly forbid their captains from performing marriages. Although there have been a few cases of land-based authorities recognizing a marriage performed by a ship captain (whether military or civilian), they are few and far between, and involve exceptional circumstances.