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Cabin Boy is a 1994 American fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Resnick, co-produced by Tim Burton, and starring comedian Chris Elliott. Elliott co-wrote the film with Resnick. Both Elliott and Resnick worked for Late Night with David Letterman in the 1980s as well as co-creating the Fox sitcom Get a Life in the early 1990s.
It starts by revealing the crew aboard the ship: The Captain, the First Mate, two Deckhands, the Chambermaid and the Cabin Boy, all of which go unnamed, and are various animal/human hybrid creatures. After introducing the crew, Collin shows an interview with an unnamed, and faceless witness who was the last person to see the S.S. Willie and its ...
Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his surreal sense of humor. He was a regular performer on Late Night with David Letterman while working as a writer there (1983–1988), created and starred in the comedy series Get a Life (1990–1992) on Fox, and wrote and starred in the film Cabin Boy (1994).
Thomas Gibson Nickerson (March 20, 1805 – February 7, 1883) was an American sailor and author. In 1819, when he was fourteen years old, Nickerson served as cabin boy on the whaleship Essex.
Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate who appears in a series of British children’s comic strips, books and television shows created by John Ryan.. The eponymous hero – Captain Horatio Pugwash – sails the high seas in his ship called the Black Pig, assisted by cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate.
Richard Parker, the cabin boy. Parker was 17 years old and an inexperienced seaman. [9] On 5 July, Mignonette was running before a gale, around 1,600 miles (2,600 km) northwest of the Cape of Good Hope. The vessel was not struggling and Dudley gave the order to heave to so that the crew could enjoy a good night's sleep.
In retelling the story of the crew's ordeal, Philbrick uses an account written by Thomas Nickerson, who was a teenage cabin boy on board the Essex and wrote about the experience in his old age; Nickerson's account was found in 1960 but was not authenticated until 1980. In 1984, an abridged version of his account was finally published.
A cabin boy is a servant on a ship. Cabin Boy may also refer to: "Cabin Boy" (short story), a 1951 science fiction story by Damon Knight "Cabin Boy" (song), a 1984 song by Tom Robinson on the album Hope and Glory; Cabin Boy, a 1994 fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Resnick; A catamite or paramour employed in a menial capacity as pretense