Carry On Columbus (1992)
- Directed by
- Gerald Thomas
- Genre
- parody film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 3.9 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a parody of the Christopher Columbus story. The film follows Columbus as he tries to get funding for his voyage to the Americas. It is full of double entendres and absurd situations.
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What happens
Carry On Columbus is a 1992 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas and written by Dave Freeman and John Antrobus. The 31st and final release in the Carry On film series, it starred Carry On regular Jim Dale in the title role, alongside a range of younger actors associated with alternative comedy. The Carry On series had stalled since the negative critical reception to 1978's Carry On Emmannuelle. Following several unrealised attempts to reignite the series, the filmmakers were inspired by the high budget films which were being released to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Critical reaction to the film was largely negative, with reviewers particularly commenting upon the script, which had been quickly written to meet the tight production schedule. Scholars have observed the incongruity of progressive alternative comedians performing in a Carry On film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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