Cruise of the Gods (2002)

The former stars of a TV sci-fi series are reunited for a cruise with members of their fan club.

Director:

Declan Lowney

Writers:

Tim Firth (by), Peter Baynham (additional material)

Stars:

Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, David Walliams

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Brydon	...	Andy van Allen / Romak
Steve Coogan	...	Nick Lee
David Walliams	...	Jeff 'Lurky' Monks
James Corden	...	Russell
Helen Coker	...	Jenny
Niall Buggy	...	Graham
Rachel Shelley	...	Yasmina
Philip Jackson	...	Hugh Bispham
Brian Conley	...	Himself
Jack Jones	...	Himself
Paul Mark Elliott	...	Castor Voiceover (voice)
Robin Weaver	...	Vivienne
Daniel Cerqueira	...	Daniel the Butler
Vasilis Panayi	...	Photographer
Lisa McNaught	...	Gemma Clay

Storyline

Andy (Brydon) is a struggling actor who has never quite reached the success of his first role as Romak in sci-fi series Children Of Castor. When he finds himself as a hotel porter he decides it time to go on that fan-club cruise he's been putting off for a while. Whilst there he meets Nick (Coogan), his co-star from the TV series. Nick is now a Hollywood success staring in Sherlock Holmes...In Miami. This is the story of the cruise and the surprising events that happen along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

fandom | convention | celebrity has been | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 2002 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baby Cow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Mastermind (1972)

User Reviews

Funny but cheap

'Cruise of the Gods', the story of the fallen star of a cult TV program who goes on a "meet the fans" holiday has much to recommend it, mostly in the very funny jokes that pepper its script. Unfortuantly, it has a cheap feel that ultimately lets it down. This may seem strange, when the cult TV program that it features was cheap, and the cruise itself is also very unglamorous. But to satirise cheapness one has to be subtle; I'm not sure one can do it in a program that feels cheap itself. For while the gags are good, I couldn't quite believe in the world as portrayed. I've never been convinced by Steve Coogan as an actor (the more I see of him, the more I suspect his most famous creation Alan Partridge is at least semi-autobiographical), while Rob Brydon's character's contempt for the people around him seems overdone: logically, it doesn't make sense that he should be this proud. So watch this, and chuckle at the jokes; but don't expect to entirely lose the feeling of sit-com.