Cabin Boy
A 1994 fantasy comedy that gained cult status.
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The 1994 comedy "Cabin Boy" follows a privileged prep school graduate who boards the wrong ship and encounters mythical creatures.[1] The film earned less in its opening weekend than its makers spent on lunch and recouped only a third of its $10 million budget.[1]
Making and release
Touchstone Pictures drastically reduced the film's budget after Burton's departure.[2] After seeing the surreal Fox sitcom "Get a Life," which featured anti-humor, Tim Burton reached out to Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick.[2] Burton aimed to create a comedy reminiscent of his first film, "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," and instructed Elliott and Resnick to produce a "Boy's Adventure" story that would serve as a starring role for Elliott.[2] Elliott proposed a nautical adventure, pointing to Thor Heyerdahl's book "Aku-Aku" and the 1937 film "Captains Courageous" as inspirations.[3]
After getting an offer to direct the biopic "Ed Wood," Burton stepped away from the director's role.[2] Burton suggested that Resnick, who had no prior feature film directing experience, should assume the director's position.[2] David Letterman, who had previously employed both Elliott and Resnick on "Late Night," made a cameo appearance.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Ringer account states that Resnick described the film as "shorthand for a bad movie."[1] Resnick told The A.V. Club that "Cabin Boy literally seemed to piss people off."[5] The film was released on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber, who dubbed it "The Contentious Classic That Angered a Nation."[1][6] ScreenCrush noted that the film received a "gorgeous new restoration" for its 25th anniversary.[6]
References
- Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018. facts only, no text reused. theringer.com
- Wikipedia, "Cabin Boy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cabin Boy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018; Sacks, "Cabin Boy director Adam Resnick talks about his book, his outlook, and failure", The A.V. Club, May 16, 2014; Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cabin Boy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018; Tedder, ""This is Just So Sh**ty, We Gotta Watch": The Beautiful, Inspirational Disaster of 'Cabin Boy,' 25 Years Later", The Ringer, December 5, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Sacks, "Cabin Boy director Adam Resnick talks about his book, his outlook, and failure", The A.V. Club, May 16, 2014. facts only, no text reused. avclub.com
- Bramesco, "25 Years Later, ‘Cabin Boy’ Remains a True Cult Film", ScreenCrush, January 7, 2019. facts only, no text reused. screencrush.com
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Cabin Boy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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