Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
Acting
Tucci and Platt's synchronized panic is pure comedic chemistry.
Direction
Tucci's love letter to 1930s Hollywood farce, down to the wipes.
Costume
Every character looks like they escaped from a different vintage movie.
Director
Stanley Tucci
Oliver Platt
Maurice
Stanley Tucci
Arthur
David Lipman
Baker in Kramer's Pastries
E. Katherine Kerr
Gertrude in "Hamlet"
William Hill
Bernardo in "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina
Sir Jeremy Burtom
Michael Emerson
Burtom's Assistant
Jack A. O'Connell
Stage Manager
Matt Malloy
Mike / Laertes in "Hamlet"
Lili Taylor
Lily 'Lil'
Tony Shalhoub
Voltri, First Mate
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tucci made this as a deliberate throwback to Preston Sturges and the Marx Brothers, funded independently after studios passed.
The entire cruise ship was built on a soundstage—no location shooting, pure theatrical artifice matching the film's themes.
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