"Captain Ron" is a very good comedy with Kurt Russell as the title character running away with the film. Martin short plays Martin Harvey who is the straight man for some of the humor, and the cause of some of the funny antics. Mary Kay Place is good as Martin's wife, and the rest of the cast are fine.
This a fun little adventure through the Caribbean as the Harvey's get stuck with Captain Ron to steer a wooden sailboat they have inherited from a remote island in the southern Caribbean to Miami. There, they play to sell it. It had once been owned as a yacht by Clark Gable.
Captain Ron knows about sailing, having served in the Navy. But he looks and acts more like a beach bum than a capable captain of a boat or ship.
Most of the humor here is in the antics and various scenarios the group encounters in their seaward adventure toward Miami. The script does have some funny lines. One of the best is on a remote island when Captain Ron warns Martin to stay on the path back to the boat because of guerillas. Martin springs one of his superior knowledge fiascos on the group when he says there are no gorillas in the Caribbean - they are only to be found in Africa. He knows that from years of subscribing to National Geographic Magazine. Later, he returns in front of a band of guerillas clad in khaki uniforms with guns pointing at him. It's funnier than all get out as he tries to convince his family and Captain Ron that the captain had clearly said gorillas - with a "gor," not guerrillas.
The film has some nice scenery and sailing shots. It was filmed in and off the coast of Puerto Rico.
This a fun little adventure through the Caribbean as the Harvey's get stuck with Captain Ron to steer a wooden sailboat they have inherited from a remote island in the southern Caribbean to Miami. There, they play to sell it. It had once been owned as a yacht by Clark Gable.
Captain Ron knows about sailing, having served in the Navy. But he looks and acts more like a beach bum than a capable captain of a boat or ship.
Most of the humor here is in the antics and various scenarios the group encounters in their seaward adventure toward Miami. The script does have some funny lines. One of the best is on a remote island when Captain Ron warns Martin to stay on the path back to the boat because of guerillas. Martin springs one of his superior knowledge fiascos on the group when he says there are no gorillas in the Caribbean - they are only to be found in Africa. He knows that from years of subscribing to National Geographic Magazine. Later, he returns in front of a band of guerillas clad in khaki uniforms with guns pointing at him. It's funnier than all get out as he tries to convince his family and Captain Ron that the captain had clearly said gorillas - with a "gor," not guerrillas.
The film has some nice scenery and sailing shots. It was filmed in and off the coast of Puerto Rico.