Captain Ron (1992)

A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain ... See full summary »

Director:

Thom Eberhardt

Writers:

John Dwyer (story), John Dwyer (screenplay)

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Russell	...	Captain Ron
Martin Short	...	Martin Harvey
Mary Kay Place	...	Katherine Harvey
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Benjamin Harvey
Meadow Sisto	...	Caroline Harvey
Sunshine Logroño	...	General Armando (as Emannuel Logrono)
Jorge Luis Ramos	...	General's Translator
J.A. Preston	...	Magistrate
Tanya Soler	...	Angeline
Raúl Estela	...	Roscoe
Jainardo Batista	...	Mamba
Dan Butler	...	Bill Zachery
Tom McGowan	...	Bill
Katherine Franco	...	Sneezing Woman
C.M. Talkington	...	Bicycle Messenger (as Clement Talkington)

Storyline

A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain Ron and their lives will never be the same again.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | sailing | boat | shouting | man in a shower | 

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Taglines:

Martin just wanted a nice, quiet family vacation. Instead, he got...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality, and for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captain Ron - Kreuzfahrt ins Glück

Filming Locations:

San Juan Gate, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$22,518,097

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures,Touchwood Pacific Partners 1,Permut Presentations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dock and shoreline where the Wanderer is first shown, and where Captain Ron makes his first appearance, are located in Bahia de Arroyo, on the south-eastern shore of Puerto Rico.

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Goofs

When Captain Ron explains to Benjamin Salisbury (Ben) what his parents were doing below decks, Ben spits out his beer into his hand. However, Ben starts to lift his hand too early indicating he is going to spit out the beer before Captain Ron gets to the punch line.

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Quotes

Man with Rifle: You stole my wife, but you're not gonna steal my car!

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Horrors of Spider Island (1999)

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Soundtracks

?QUIEN PUSO EL BOMP?
Written by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin
Performed by Enrique Guzman Y Los Teen Tops
Courtesy of Sony Music
Entertainment Mexico, S.A. DE C.V.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

A must for all, sailors and landlubbers alike!

Ignore all the stuffed shirt, up-tight pinheads who couldn't loosen up if a gun was held to their collective heads. Treat this movie as it should be...FUN! This is the film that keeps us going through the winter until sailing season...then we take the video along on board.

Martin Short and Kurt Russell are TERRIFIC together, and Mary Kay Place? Who'd have known what a versatile actress she is, after all, most of us only had Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman to judge her by. The kids certainly do add a fine finishing touch to this hilarious crew.

This movie was not created to win an academy award, it was created to be lighthearted and fun and it far exceeded that goal.