Boat Trip (2002)

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers (WGA):

Mort Nathan (written by) &
William Bigelow (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Singles Cruise. Double Trouble.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Travel Agent | Hot Air Balloon | Banana | Gay Stereotype

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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
Steven M. Porter	...	Marshall Geller
Li Hagman	...	Pia
Jerry Collins	...	Larry
Artie Lange	...	Brian
Philip Krevoy	...	Man on Deck
Eddie Driscoll	...	Steward
Steve Hudson	...	Contestant
Andrew Whelan	...	Bachelor #2
Brian Pollack	...	Bachelor #3
Norman Krevoy	...	Grandpa
Cecile Krevoy	...	Grandma
Glenn D. Feig	...	Man at Railing
Mert Rich	...	Lloyd's Date
Erika Johnson	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Leader
Donte Calarco	...	Daniel's Massage Client
Thomas Lennon	...	The Priest
Brad Krevoy	...	Pilot
Christoph Quest	...	Inga's Dad
Wieslawa Wesolowska	...	Inga's Mom
Martin Richert	...	Daniel the Masseuse
Roger Mussenden	...	S&M Guy
Norbert Heisterkamp	...	André
Jami Ferrell	...	Bridgit
Clara May Beasley	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Margo Castor	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Evangelia Geovanekou	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Katharina Maassen	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Sandra Martellotta	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Barbara Matziris	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Diana Pink	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Michelle Ruben	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Jennifer Stehr	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Katie Vigers	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Anja Weber	...	Swedish Suntanning Team Member
Sterling Rice	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Cheryl Connell	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Bjorg Lovstad	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Linda Mitchell	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Nofit Shevach	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Tatjana Tutan	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Veroniqa Wallens	...	Hawaiian Tropic Team Member
Jack Baldwin	...	Hydra Tourist
John Baldwin	...	Hydra Tourist
Shawn Scott	...	Hydra Tourist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalia Sokolova	...	One of the three semi-naked girls laid down on the boat (unconfirmed)
Will Ferrell	...	Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Marcus Lucas	...	Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Bernhard Marsch	...	Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Simone Schott	...	Blonde Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Directed by
Mort Nathan

Writing credits (WGA)
Mort Nathan		(written by) &
William Bigelow		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Bigelow	....	associate producer
Sabine de Mardt	....	executive producer (as Sabine Müller)
Frank Hübner	....	producer
Jeffrey F. January	....	associate producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
H.W. Pausch	....	associate producer
Brian Pollack	....	associate producer
Klaus Rettig	....	associate producer
Adam Richman	....	associate producer
Mert Rich	....	associate producer
Stefaan Schieder	....	line producer
Gerhard Schmidt	....	producer
Andrew Sugerman	....	producer
Mike Upton	....	line producer: US

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Shawn Maurer		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Axness

Casting by
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by
Charles Breen

Art Direction by
Uli Hanisch

Set Decoration by
Manfred Lohmar

Costume Design by
Tim Chappel

Makeup Department
Stacye P. Branche	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gooding Jr. (as Stacye Branche)
Stacye P. Branche	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gooding Jr. (as Stacye Branche)
Uli de la Lama	....	makeup artist (as Ulrike Schaeperklaus)
Nancy Geisler	....	makeup artist
Silke Lisku	....	hair stylist
Patty York	....	makeup artist
Gerd Zeiss	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Reinhild Gräber	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Rudolf Kurz	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Pearl A. Lucero	....	production supervisor: USA
Arno Neubauer	....	production manager: Greece
Klaus Spinnler	....	unit production manager
Oliver Wissmann	....	production supervisor: Germany

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicole Haeussermann	....	second assistant director
Oliver Kester	....	additional third assistant director
Schoko Okroy	....	third assistant director
Antonia Polikandrioti	....	additional third assistant director
Aaron Walters	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Uli Hanisch	....	art director: Germany
Stefan Isfort	....	property master
Andrea Kessler	....	on-set props
Kai Koch	....	assistant art director
Daniel Peeck	....	stand-by carpenter
Dagmar Wessel	....	set dresser
Petra Maria Wirth	....	draughtsman
Petra Maria Wirth	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Susan Cahill	....	assistant sound editor
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason George	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Getty	....	dialogue editor
Jacob Goldstein	....	sound recordist
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Levy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sterling Moore	....	utility sound
Michael Mullane	....	sound editor
Hugh Murphy	....	assistant sound editor
Nick Neutra	....	foley mixer
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Brian Robinson	....	boom operator
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Andreas Korth	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor
Mark S. Driscoll	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor
James David Hattin	....	title design, digital compositor, image resolution
Christopher Ivins	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Mark I. Mitchell	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark L. Mitchell	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Naulin	....	digital effects artist
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist

Stunts
Peter Bartels	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Katja Bernet	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Michael Bittinger	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Andreas Cremer	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Torsten Jerabek	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Jürgen Klein	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Michael Mohr	....	stunt coordinator
Horst Neugebauer	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Jochen Römer	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Marc Sieger	....	stunt coordinator: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr
Mac Steinmeier	....	stunts: Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Gottschalk	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rafael Jeneral	....	clapper loader
Jochen Kratzheller	....	best boy
Niels Maier	....	gaffer
Marc Margulies	....	first assistant camera
Ralph Mendoza	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Won-suk Park	....	second assistant camera
Jens Piotrowski	....	camera assistant

Casting Department
Elizabeth Boykewich	....	casting associate
Caroline Liem	....	casting associate
Silvia Munzòn-Lopèz	....	casting: bit parts and extras
Anika Schniewind	....	casting trainee: bit-parts and extras
Carmen Senz	....	casting: bit-parts and extras
Stephan Senz	....	casting: bit-parts and extras

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elena Wegner	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
John Burnett	....	first assistant editor
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer
Philip Whitfield	....	telecine operator: rushes

Music Department
Marcus Barone	....	music administrator
Brian Benison	....	orchestrator
Richard Bronskill	....	orchestrator
David Feinman	....	additional composer: score
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Brad Segal	....	composer: additional music
Brad Segal	....	music editor
Nic. tenBroek	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Detlef Issel	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Christa Bentlage	....	assistant: Mr. Schmidt
Luzie Besser	....	assistant: Ms. Müller
Darren Bond	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
Nicole Bruch	....	assistant: Mr. Schmidt
Birthe Danielsen	....	assistant: Mr. Becker (as Birthe Danielson)
Felix Dencker	....	production assistant
Brittany Derrien	....	assistant: Mr. Sanz
Kerstin Dick	....	production accountant assistant: Germany
Alexander Dominitzki	....	location manager
Joseph G. Eckardt	....	executive assistant: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Manuela Groh	....	assistant to line producer
Kathrin Hoffmann	....	production coordinator
Jürgen Jansen	....	production accountant: Germany
Petra Jorgensen	....	script supervisor
Desiree Killian	....	production accountant: USA
Alexander Kornberg	....	assistant to associate producer
Reuben Liber	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
Samia Mainz	....	assistant: Mr. Hübner
Erik Manning	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
Luigi-GiGi Medico	....	catering assistant
Amy Ostrower	....	post-production accountant: USA
Alexander Riech	....	production assistant
Christian Sieling	....	production accountant trainee: Germany
Bernhard Speck	....	production accountant: Germany

Production Companies

• ApolloMedia
• Boat Trip LLC
• Erste Productions KG
• Gemini Film
• International West Pictures (IWP)
• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Distributors

• Entertainment Film Distributors (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Alfa Films (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• E.P. Production (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Luxor Entertainment (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Vision Distribution (200?) (France) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Boy Wonder Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Flash Art GmbH (special effects)
• LOOK! Effects (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Senzai-Cast  extras and bit parts

Also Known As:

Boat Trip (Germany)
Морское приключение (Russia) [ru]
Çilginlar gemisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Croisière en folie (Canada: French title) [fr]
Cruzeiro das Loucas (Brazil) [pt]
El crucero de las locas (Argentina) [es]
O Barco do Amor (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

94 min | USA:97 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Swedish | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38760) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

ApolloMedia

Trivia:

Will Ferrell and Artie Lange were supposed to kiss in their scene but Lange refused to do it.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Gabriela rescues Jerry from of the pool, her hair is completely dry in seconds.

Quotes:

Jerry Robinson: How could you think I'm GAY?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Got You (I Feel Good)

Might entertain the teenage boys it is aimed at but really nobody else

When Jerry vomits onto his girlfriend when trying to be romantic, he finds himself dumped and depressed. Weeks turn into months and his best friend Nick decides to help him out of his funk by getting them onto a cruise together. However a fight in the travel agents see them being "accidentally" booked onto a gay cruise. Unfortunately for them they only realise this after they have set sail. With no land in immediate sight, things look bleak but both Jerry and Nick find more opportunities than they had expected.

If there is a warning noise in comedies (ie a cinematic fire alarm) then surely it must be any film that has the main character dancing alone in their flat to a James Brown song. So when this film opened with that I immediately got on edge – a feeling that didn't change for the rest of the film. With a foundation of homophobia, bikini wearing models and loud humour this is very much a comedy that aims at a teenage market and probably does enough to satisfy them if not anyone else. The gags are obvious and simplistic and are unlikely to appeal to anyone who doesn't think that cum jokes are the height of humour, homosexual men are 99% clichés and that large breasts are the most important thing in a woman. I don't really think these things so I only laughed once the whole time – and even that was cut short as a good joke immediately turned into crudity. Without laughs the story is exposed for the predictable, puerile mess that it is.

The cast don't help the material and seem to just accept the level that it is at. Goding Jr mostly mugs his way through it and to his credit at least puts his all into it – a "lesser" actor would have shied away from some of his scenes but Cuba seemingly has no shame. The one good thing to say about him is that he does have an easy chemistry with Sanchez, although that may be more to do with the fact that she is sexy and natural and is easily the best thing in the whole film. Sanz is a typical "fat funny guy" but I use the word "funny" with reservations as he is nothing special. Fox may get a hard time from Boondocks but films like this hardly help her case – she is poor in a small role. Moore puts his heart into his role but at times he does himself no favours and pushed it too far. Why people like Gunton, Silvstedt and Roundtree bothered is beyond me.

Overall a very basic comedy that has very, very few laughs and will probably only appeal to the male teenage market that it is squarely aimed at. The stereotypes are flying, the crudity and homophobia is rampant and the only thing missing is entertainment value. Sanchez dominates with a sexy and natural performance but that is mainly down to just how very average everyone else is.