Boat Trip (2002)

Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers:

Mort Nathan, William Bigelow

Stars:

Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Jerry Robinson
Horatio Sanz	...	Nick Ragoni
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Gabriella
Vivica A. Fox	...	Felicia
Maurice Godin	...	Hector
Roger Moore	...	Lloyd Faversham
Lin Shaye	...	Sonya the Coach
Victoria Silvstedt	...	Inga
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Tom (as Ken Campbell)
Zen Gesner	...	Ron
William Bumiller	...	Steven
Noah York	...	Perry
Richard Roundtree	...	Felicia's Dad
Bob Gunton	...	Boat Captain
Jennifer Gareis	...	Sheri

Storyline

Jerry and Nick are two best buddies whose love lives have hit rock bottom, Jerry's especially, having just vomited all over his fiancée on a hot air balloon trip prior to proposing to her. To escape their troubles and find women, they book a trip on-board a cruiseliner, unaware the travel agent has just played a horrid trick on them in retaliation for Nick offending his secret gay lover. And that's the trick; it's a gay cruiseliner for gay men to meet and mingle. Slowly but surely, the two main characters begin to realize this and in turn get into a lot of humorous predicaments.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | hot air balloon | rejecting a marriage proposal | vomiting on someone | talking to a dog | 

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Taglines:

The first thing Nick and Jerry want to do when they get on this boat is get off.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sir Roger Moore did this movie for the money, and for a free vacation.

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Goofs

During the "I'm Coming Out" stage number, Jerry's costume changes repeatedly between shots.

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Quotes

Felicia: What were you thinking about when we were making love, Jerry? Cabana boys?

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: Juliet Wears the Pantsuit (2013)

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Soundtracks

Businessman's Bounce
Written by Robert Hackl and Ken Stange
Courtesy of DreamWorks Songs

User Reviews

Harmless vulgar sex-farce on a Ship of Poofs

I picked this one up (the DVD version) totally on impulse the other night, not having a clue as to what it would really be like. The title, cover design and descriptive blurb on the back of the DVD would indicate something quite different than a couple of guys who accidentally wind up on a cruise for gay men.

But no matter, as the film turned out to be a "guilty pleasure" sort of comedy. In that respect it's not unlike "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo", or some of the more risqué Benny Hill skits: sure it's stupid, vulgar and corny, but sometimes exactly those kinds of comedies can fill a comedy niche with certain viewers.

Most of the humor IS combination corny/vulgar - with some of it venturing into the gross-out variety. But, I did laugh out loud more than once, and at least found myself chuckling throughout most of it. The scenery is great - I mean, you've got the Swedish suntanning team prancing around in bikinis, providing proof that Swedes aren't all a bunch of square-heads afterall. (Victoria Silvstedt, who really is from Sweden, is quite beautiful, BTW). In addition, there are some picturesque scenes of a Mediterranean coastal town where the cruise ship makes a port visit. The cruise-ship set - created on a soundstage in Cologne, Germany, believe it or not - is quite well done (I was going to say "gorgeous", but since I'm straight, I guess I shouldn't use that word).

Roger Moore co-stars, and I wasn't shocked or disappointed or disgusted (as some other commenters appear to have been) to see the great former James Bond, 007 make an appearance in the film, playing a double-oh-gay, double-okay sort of old poof. He actually has some pretty funny lines in the film, especially at the end when they are preparing to sky-dive.

The other actors - Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez, et al - were certainly more than adequate to convey the whole silly sex-farce comedy of the film.

So, I would have to recommend it as worth seeing - the caveat being that it's probably intended more for adults, and for those times when you want a light-hearted, zany, not mean-spirited sex-farce sort of comedy. (You'll never look at Roger Moore in a James Bond film the same way again, I guarantee it!).

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Swedish Spanish

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boat Trip

Filming Locations:

Magic Media Company, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,700,000, 23 March 2003

Gross USA:

$8,600,126

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,020,293

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), International West Pictures (IWP), ApolloMedia Distribution

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 97 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1