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  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain Ron and their lives will never be the same again.

Directed By: Thom Eberhardt

Written By: John Dwyer, Thom Eberhardt

  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m

Captain Ron

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
39
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain Ron and their lives will never be the same again.

Directed By: Thom Eberhardt

Written By: John Dwyer, Thom Eberhardt

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7% Positive
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57% Mixed
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36% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7% Positive
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57% Mixed
8 Reviews
36% Negative
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It's going to be easy for some to dismiss the new Touchstone Pictures comedy, Captain Ron, as a leaky boatload of predictable gags. But it's what you can't predict that keeps this stupidly amusing seafaring tale afloat, making it surprisingly fun. [18 Sep 1992, p.C3]
By Peter Stack FULL REVIEW
50
Captain Ron is tropical and picturesque. But like a scenic island postcard, it has little scope or depth. [23 Sep 1992, p.E4]
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50
Captain Ron is an inconsequential but inoffensive little comedy dedicated to the proposition that inheriting Clark Gable's yacht can be a real problem. A throwback to the plastic Disney family comedies of the late '50s and early '60s, it's at least trim and shipshape, if never inspired or original. [18 Sep 1992, p.56]
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
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Any movie that features a dramatic actor like Kurt Russell playing straight man to a goofball like Martin Short already is sailing on choppy waters. Toss in a script that leaves no cliche unturned and the result is Captain Ron, a seafaring comedy that keeps its creativity in dry dock. [18 Sep 1992, p.8]
By Steve Persall FULL REVIEW
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It doesn't take a world-class navigator to figure out that any movie with Martin Short in the straight role and Kurt Russell in the funny role is already way off course. Captain Ron is about as amusing as an anchor dropped on your foot. [21 Sep 1992, p.5D]
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
30
Would-be seadog Short inherits old boat and sets sail for adventure in the Caribbean only to have sozzled captain Russell land the whole crew in deep trouble. Queasy ocean-going comedy, not helped by Kurt's Robert Newton impersonation.
By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW
25
Like virtually every Disney comedy released for the last several years, Captain Ron starts well but gets soggier as it goes along.
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Production Company Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Permut Presentations
Release Date Sep 18, 1992
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Martin just wanted a nice, quiet family vacation. Instead, he got...
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