History Film / GoingOverboard

* ShoudOut: Noriega's video tape ''The Unsinkable Shecky Moskowitz'' is probably a nod to the musical ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown''.

''Going Overboard'' (also known as ''Babes Ahoy'') is a 1989 NoBudget comedy film starring Creator/AdamSandler in his first ever movie role, two years before he became popular on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In this movie, Sandler stars as Shecky Moskowitz, an IdiotHero who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian on a UsefulNotes/NewOrleans cruise ship. Unfortunately, he discovers the ship's comedian is actually a notorious JerkAss named Dickie Diamond, who always gets the girls and is so jealous of Shecky. So Shecky struggles to become the ship's top comedian instead of Dickie.

* TearOffYourFace: [[spoiler:Dickie Diamond does this to his face at the end of Shecky's nightmare, when he [[MediumBlending becomes animated]] in a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.]]

** The animated Shecky also appears twice at the end of the movie: One when he pushes the ending scene away and holds up a "TheEnd" sign before he leans over and falls, and another when he briefly dances to the song "I Wanna Slap Your Cat" in the closing credits.

* CoversAlwaysLie: [[http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/TW92aWVzL0NvbWVkeQ==/going_overboard_frontcover_large_VEpRh4Rd2UI18dp.jpg Happens]] [[http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo51/Jobeykobra/2ijj0ci.jpg twice.]] The first example is borderline [[ContemptibleCover contemptible]].

''Going Overboard'' (also known as ''Babes Ahoy'') is a 1989 NoBudget comedy film starring Creator/AdamSandler in his first ever movie role, two years before he became popular on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In this movie, Sandler stars as [[UnfortunateNames Shecky Moskowitz]], an IdiotHero who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian on a UsefulNotes/NewOrleans cruise ship. Unfortunately, he discovers the ship's comedian is actually a notorious JerkAss named Dickie Diamond, who always gets the girls and is so jealous of Shecky. So Shecky struggles to become the ship's top comedian instead of Dickie.

* DesignatedLoveInterest: It initially seems like Miss Australia is going to be this for Shecky, as he spends a lot of the film chasing after her, despite the fact that she's dating Dickie and doesn't seem to have an especially pleasant personality. She eventually ends up hooking up with Bob instead, which is even more out of the blue.

* TheCameo: Milton Berle himself, who shows up in one scene and helps Shecky learn the power of laughter.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Miss Australia is kind of a bitch, but she's sill critical of Noriega's human rights abuses, especially him killing people who vote against his candidates.

''Going Overboard'' (also known as ''Babes Ahoy'') is a 1989 NoBudget comedy film starring Creator/AdamSandler in his first ever movie role, even two years before he became popular on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. In this movie, Sandler stars as [[UnfortunateNames Shecky Moskowitz]], an IdiotHero who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian on a UsefulNotes/NewOrleans cruise ship. Unfortunately, he discovers the ship's comedian is actually a notorious JerkAss named Dickie Diamond, who always gets the girls and is so jealous of Shecky. So Shecky struggles to become the ship's top comedian instead of Dickie.

''Going Overboard'' (also known as ''Babes Ahoy'') is a 1989 NoBudget comedy film starring Creator/AdamSandler in his first ever movie role, even two years before he became popular on ''SaturdayNightLive''. In this movie, Sandler stars as [[UnfortunateNames Shecky Moskowitz]], an IdiotHero who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian on a UsefulNotes/NewOrleans cruise ship. Unfortunately, he discovers the ship's comedian is actually a notorious JerkAss named Dickie Diamond, who always gets the girls and is so jealous of Shecky. So Shecky struggles to become the ship's top comedian instead of Dickie.

The film is on the IMDB 100 worst movies list, and [[OldShame Adam Sandler doesn't even acknowledge its existence on his website.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Dickie Diamond is a prety obvious knock-off of Andrew Dice Clay.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece

* NoBudget: Shecky [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this at the beginning (see quote at the top of the page), and then [[CameraAbuse illustrates it by making the camera]] [[ScreenShake shake excessively]].

* CoversAlwaysLie: [[http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/TW92aWVzL0NvbWVkeQ==/going_overboard_frontcover_large_VEpRh4Rd2UI18dp.jpg Happens]] [[http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo51/Jobeykobra/2ijj0ci.jpg twice.]]

The film is on the IMDB 100 worst movies list, and Adam Sandler doesn't even acknowledge its existence on his website.