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Captain Ron

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Captain Ron (1992)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:3

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Martin Harvey had the wonderful idea to bond his family and make a couple of bucks on the side. Together, they travel to the Caribbean to sail up the coast in a recently inherited yacht that Harvey... Martin Harvey had the wonderful idea to bond his family and make a couple of bucks on the side. Together, they travel to the Caribbean to sail up the coast in a recently inherited yacht that Harvey hopes to sell. He didn't count on the obnoxious macho captain of the ship or seems to be a better man than Harvey is. [More]

Starring: Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury

Starring: Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, Meadow Sisto

Director: Thom Eberhardt

Director: Thom Eberhardt

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10/31/03
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

The physical comedy doesn't always work, but it is a pretty good effort as comedies go.

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Kurt Russell is the only thing that makes this movie tolerable - and just barely at that.

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05/25/04
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

A real mess.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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01/01/00
Hollis Chacona
Hollis Chacona
Austin Chronicle

As bad as it sounds.

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10/15/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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02/24/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If we lived in a just universe, Captain Ron, a farce filmed in and around the Devil's Triangle, would simply have vanished into another dimension.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

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04/02/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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Forced Kurt Russell, Marty Short comedy.

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01/04/05
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

The scenery is pretty but the movie never makes one wish to be in it.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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