Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 18, 2018
Price: DVD $14.95, Blu-ray $18.89
Studio: Kino Lorber
A cult classic for fancy lads everywhere, the 1994 comedy Cabin Boy was met with a frothy blend of confusion and hostility upon first release, but has aged like a fine flagon of wine.
From Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick, co-creators of the Elliott-starring “sitcom” Get a Life, Cabin Boy remains as surreal as ever (and definitely one of the weirdest comedies ever released by a major Hollywood studio). After graduating from finishing school as a well-bred “Fancy Lad,” Nathanial Mayweather (Elliott) prepares for a trip to Hawaii. But his plans are dashed when he mistakenly boards The Filthy Whore, a fishing boat manned by a ragtag crew of salty shipmates, and soon becomes the vessel’s hapless Cabin Boy.
On his journey, he woos the feisty but beautiful Trina (Melora Walters, The Lovers) and encounters a host of eye-rubbing curiosities including an amiable shark man, a savage ice monster, a tobacco-chewing cupcake, and a six-armed seductress (Ann Magnuson, Love at Large) who relieves Nathanial of his virginity, much to the displeasure of her 30-foot salesman husband (Mike Starr, Dumb and Dumber).
Inspired by classic seafaring yarns like Captains Courageous, Cabin Boy has grown in reputation over the years as a truly offbeat cult comedy-fantasy with Ray Harryhausen-like special effects, a hilariously oddball performance by Elliott, and a treasure chest of eccentric supporting players including Brian Doyle-Murray, Brion James (Blade Runner), James Gammon (Bobbi Jo and the Outlaw), Andy Richter and Russ Tamblyn (West Side Story), plus a seminal cameo by Elliott and Resnick’s old boss David Letterman as an antagonistic sock-monkey vendor.
Blu-ray extras include the following:
-New Audio Commentary by star Chris Elliott and director Adam Resnick, moderated by writer Mike Sacks
-New Interview with star Chris Elliott and director Adam Resnick
-Limited Edition booklet essay by film critic Nick Pinkerton
-Archival cast interviews featuring Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, James Gammon, Brian Doyle-Murray, Brion James, Melora Walters and Russ Tamblyn
-Audition Tapes: Melora Walters and Andy Richter
-B-Roll Footage
-Edited outtakes
-Newly commissioned art by Jacob Phillips
5 TV spots
-Limited Edition O-Card
-Reversible Art
Theatrical Trailer
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