Captain Ron (1992)

Director:

Thom Eberhardt

Writers (WGA):

John Dwyer (story)
John Dwyer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Martin just wanted a nice, quiet family vacation. Instead, he got...

Plot:

A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste...

Plot Keywords:

Toucan | Flare Gun | Guerilla | Monopoly Game | Boat

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Captain Ron
Martin Short	...	Martin Harvey
Mary Kay Place	...	Katherine Harvey
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Benjamin Harvey
Meadow Sisto	...	Caroline Harvey
Sunshine Logroño	...	General Armando (as Emannuel Logrono)
Jorge Luis Ramos	...	General's Translator
J.A. Preston	...	Magistrate
Tanya Soler	...	Angeline
Raúl Estela	...	Roscoe
Jainardo Batista	...	Mamba
Dan Butler	...	Bill Zachery
Tom McGowan	...	Bill
Katherine Franco	...	Sneezing Woman
C.M. Talkington	...	Bicycle Messenger (as Clement Talkington)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality, and for some language.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-8 (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Feature film debut of Roselyn Sanchez.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Katherine is in the attic talking to Ben downstairs, her left hand changes from being held against the post to being placed on her knee.

Quotes:

Captain Ron: [to Ben] Hey swab. C'mere. Listen up. Now, the way it works shipboard is, you do your job. You do it good, you get a better job. Maybe you get promoted from swab to mate.
[Ben nods]
Captain Ron: Alright. Get on it.
Captain Ron: [to Martin] Sort've an incentive kind of a deal, huh?
Martin Harvey: Ah. Good.
Captain Ron: Yeah, incentives are important. I learned that in rehab.

Movie Connections:

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Soundtrack:

JAMMIN'

Hey Swab...go check out this movie.

Kurt Russell is one of those actors that can play a variety of roles, & get away with it. Action, drama, & comedy. He must of been thinking of Jack Burton from 'Big Trouble In Little China' & but some of that into this movie. 'Captain Ron' is a great movie! The plot is simple, & so is the movie. That is what make sit so much fun. Yes, most of the movie is translucent, but it works so well. Kurt Russell shines as Capt. Ron Rico, who has been hired by the Harvey family to be the drive their boat from a Carribean Island to Miami, FL. While he bumbles from one scene to the other, Capt. Ron manages to be successful in the end. All of this makes Martin Harvey(Martin Short) furious, while his family loves Capt. Ron. Lots of laughs.