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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 51760
Released: October 3, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In The World Of Comedy It's Either Sink Or Swim.Schecky Moskowitz (Adam Sandler) is the zany cocktail waiter on this pleasure cruise with stunningly gorgeous beauty queens. Since the ship's comedian Dickie Diamond gets all the girls by being the funny man Shecky dreams of taking over as the ship's comic. Unfortunately Dickie doesn't want the competition and refuses to give Schecky a chance at performing as his warm up. As fate would have it the comedian gets locked in the bathroom. In need of a comic act Schecky is given his big break at stand-up. Suddenly all the beauty queens become interested in the funny Schecky. But the big question is will he sink or swim? Schecky's antics rock the boat in this hilarious sea adventure which contains hysterical comic sketches and sexy fantasy.System Requirements:Running Time: 97 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 031398710493 Manufacturer No: 20313
Description of Going Overboard:
At the beginning of this no-budget cheapie, Adam Sandler tells us this is a "loosely thrown together story" built around free access to a cruise ship and "a lot of good-looking women." So they get an A for truth in advertising. Sandler (very green in his first feature film) plays Shecky Moskowitz, a cruise ship waiter with dreams of being a standup comedian. At one point, General Manuel Noriega sends some goons to take over the ship. And there's a lot of voluptuous women hanging around in bikinis. So much for the plot. Sold as a wacky sex comedy, Going Overboard is more of a funny-nose-and-glasses movie, desperately trying anything for a laugh. Sandler's trademark being-funny-by-being-unfunny hadn't started to click yet. Only Billy Zane (as a sort of long-suffering-Jewish-grandmother-ish King Neptune) and Adam Rifkin (as a self-absorbed, mossy-toothed heavy metal star) seem to have any comic timing. A number of the supporting cast would go on to play roles in other, better Adam Sandler movies. Look fast for Billy Bob Thornton(!), appearing here as "Dave the heckler." --Geof Miller
Going Overboard Reviews:
What a great film! 
2009-11-15 - ...from an anthropological standpoint, I guess. Pretty crappy, but it's fun to watch it and look for comparisons to "Funny People."
awesomely bad 
2008-03-11 - This movie is so bad it is awesome. Obviously a lot of people on here do not have a sense of humor. I laughed all throughout the move. How could someone not think that this is funny? If you have a boring sense of humor do not watch this but if you actually have half of a sense of humor it is funny to watch just how bad this movie is. Awesome.
Good God this was like a horrible roadside accident ... 
2007-10-18 - ... it is so horrible you can't take your eyes away. Adam Sandler displays not an iota of the charm and skill that has defined his later career. I could only wonder what he thought about this abomination as he was making it. The only saving grace is that it is so bad that it almost is entertaining for that fact alone. If you can sit through Plan 9 from Outer Space you may wish to move up to the big leagues of bad movies and try this one.
Simply Brilliant
2007-01-05 - This movie is in fact the best movie ever created, along the lines of Shawshank Redemption, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Waterworld, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Pilates Workout Tape 2, Snakes on a Plane, The Mighty Ducks 3, Land Before Time 8, All Dogs go to Heaven, and Speed 2: Cruise Control. The genius acting of Adam and his co-stars Billy Bob Thornton and Billy Zane create perhaps the funniest, most touching, life-changing cinema experience ever. Shecky Moskowitz is without a doubt the best character ever portrayed in a motion picture. This should be required viewing in schools all over the world as it is an awe-inspiring, heartwarming tale that will forever change the life of any person who has the pleasure of viewing it. I can't say enough about this amazing film, it is a must see. A quote from Marlon Brando in this wonderful movie: "There is nothing more important in the world than the power of laughter.".. Amazing, simply amazing.
The Greatest Movie Ever
2006-10-23 - My goodness, this movie is pure gold. I mean the character and plot development almost enticed me to watch past the first 30 minutes, unfortunately a voice deep within my soul beckened me to gouge the eyes out of my head with a rusty screwdriver rendering me blind and unable to see the film's ultimate climax.
