The Golden Boat
MovieTitle | The Golden Boat |
User score | 6.1 |
Release date | Jun 22, 1991 |
Genre | Drama, Comedy |
Director | Raúl Ruiz |
Production country | United States of America, Belgium |
Production companies | Nomad Films, Duende Pictures |
Run time | 83 min. |
Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams. In the course of their adventures, Austin pursues his object of desire - a Mexican soap opera star - and along the way engages a host of TV characters and bit players, whose repartee range from gangsterish insults to the question of God's existence.