Going Overboard (1989)

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Directed by

Valerie Breiman

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Burt Young
General Noriega

Adam Sandler
Schecky Moskowitz

Scott LaRose
Dickie Diamond

Lisa Collins
Ellen

Tom Hodges
Bob / Schecky's Mother

Adam Rifkin
Croaker / Miss Spain

Peter Berg
Mort Ginsberg

Valerie Breiman
Bambi

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Valerie Breiman
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Adam Sandler

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6 years, 3 months ago at Dec 21 22:09

Leo

If you thought Adam Sandler was bad in "Jack and Jill", "That's My Boy" or any of the other crap that he's put out recently, wait until you see what he was like in his very first movie! When this film came out it didn't get noticed, but after Sandler became famous during his stint on "Saturday Night Live" and later struck gold with "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore", it was unleashed to the unsus... read more

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A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.

Release date: 12 May 1989
UPC: 031398701736

Tags: Comedy (4), 1989 (3), 1980s (3), Mockumentary (2), Summer (2), Ocean (2), Nudity (2), Rock Music (1), Flatulence (1), Waiter (1), Fart Joke (1), Boxer (1), Terrorist Plot (1), Stand Up Comedian (1), Cross Dressing (1), Speedo (1), Rocker (1), Beauty Queen (1)

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“If you thought Adam Sandler was bad in "Jack and Jill", "That's My Boy" or any of the other crap that he's put out recently, wait until you see what he was like in his very first movie! When this film came out it didn't get noticed, but after Sandler became famous during his stint on "Saturday Night Live" and later struck gold with "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore", it was unleashed to the unsuspecting public on VHS. In fact, this is the one movie that Sandler felt really ashamed about his appearance in it, that he doesn't even list it on his official website. After watching it, you can definitely see why. The whole thing looks very ugly considering its low-budget, the comedy was extremely unfunny, some scenes take way too long to pad out the running time and the improvisation felt very ” read more

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