Favorite movies on board

[garyd]

Just thought I would ask/share about favorite boating movies.

Dead Calm (Nicole Kidman)

Flipper (original Chuch Conners) Chuch says "well if the house is gone at least we have the boat". Great line I usually turn it up to let her hear it. LOL

The Deep (nice T-shirt)

Doc Hollywood not many boats but good flick

Bounty with Mel Gibson.

Plus all the regular ones ie Top Gun etc looking for good movies that others don't usually have.

What ya got?

Have fun boating.

[MikeP]

Hey Swabs,

Captain RON!!! My ultimate hero boat captain!

[jim rosenthal]

"Master & Commander"...there are no land scenes, if I am not mistaken. Also, great boat read: "The Riddle Of The Sands", by Robert Erskine Childers. A sailing story but this is early in the last century.

[Pascal]

definitelt Captain Ron !!!! and Dead Calm...

ghost Ship...

Wind... outdated, far fetched but some nice sailin shots. Shows the end of an era, before the Cup became a $ race.

how about The Perfect storm?

[MarioG]

"White Squall"

true story...

awesome

[Bob Bradley]

Gotta be "Jaws". "We need a bigger boat." Have truer words ever been spoken?

[MarioG]

"We need a bigger boat." Have truer words ever been spoken?

no...


mario

[Fanfare]

Captains Courageous, the 1937 version, with Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew. Great story about a spoiled rich kid who falls overboard from a steamship and is rescued by a schooner from the cod fishing fleet. The experience changes his life. Some beautiful scenes of these old sailing ships and a lost way of life. On tape, but no DVD yet.

Jim Grove (Fanfare)

[Freestyle]

My first night on a submarine as a Midshipman they showed "Das Boat".

Pretty much made a surface ship guy out of me.

[spartonboat1]

What...no grandchildren aboard. The drawers will be (are!) full of Tom n' Jerry, Barbie, and payments on Ovitz's $140Mn pension, via Disney tapes...I think some chick flicks for when my frau is alone...

[garyd]

Great responses. Some of these movies I've seen and forgot about some I've never seen.

Here's the list so far plus a couple I remembered not necessarily in order.

1. Dead Calm
2. Bounty
3. Flipper
4. Jaws
5. Master and Commander
6. Das Boat
7. The perfect strom
8. White Squall
9. A glimpse of hell
10. The cain mutiny
11. Captain courageous
12. Captain Ron
13. Ghost ship
14. Wind
15. The Deep

Keep them coming maybe we could get a full list, then contact one of the cut rate movie/dvd places and get them to put a Boating DVD package together.

Have Fun Boating garyd

[Bertramp]

Jaws ...... "we're gonna need a bigger boat"

also ... love the old Miami Vice TV shows .... there's an episode with Calderon (bad-guy) in which there are several scene's with a then pretty new series 1 45C.

[Charlie826]

Posiedon Adventure...to be watched the first night out on a cruise. I agree with all the others and we definitly need a bigger boat." Blood Work "with Clint Eastwood...he lives on a trawler and solves a bizzarre murder. Blood Alley...the Duke.

[polarizer]

Girls gone Wild

[67hat34c]

I like Caddy Shack. Favorite scene is with Rodney Dangerfield and his 60' striker, he drives like my dad.

[SKYCHENEY]

How about "The African Queen"--a classic.

[Avenger]

I find that "PT-109" keeps the night watch pretty alert on those overnight canyon trips.

[MicroKap]

Don't forget John Candy in Summer Rental where he learns to sail the floating restaurant "Barnacle".

Larry K.
1980 60' Sportfish
Monmouth Beach, NJ

[ELECTRA VI]

The old "Horatio Hornblower" with Gregory Peck.

[solanderi]

Don't ask me why but it works !!!!

Check out the attached picture....

[GaryNW]

Come on, you guys are old enough to remember:
1. Old Man and The Sea
2. The Enemy Below
3. Run Silent, Run Deep
4. The Sea Chase
5. the entire Victory At Sea series (one of the best uses of TV ever)

there are many other such classics- I see Caine Mutiny has already been mentioned... Guess I like the stars of Hollywood's golden era.
Gary

[67hat34c]

Just got the victory at sea series. I use to watch this as a kid (not original release, not that old) Will have to bring it to the boat next time.

[Traveler 45C]

Master and Commander. There are land-scenes, on the Galapagos.
Jaws.
Open Ocean.
Pirates of the Caribbean.
Mutiny on the Bounty.
Moby Dick.
Run Silent, Run Deep.
Midway.
Tora, Tora, Tora.
Red October.
The Abyss.
Titanic.
The Old Man and the Sea.
The Perfect Storm.

[Genesis]

Red October
U579
Deep Blue Sea
The Abyss
and a whole host more.....

[spartonboat1]

Finally someone listed Moby Dick...original with all-star cast: Greg Peck, William Basehart, Orson Welles...whew...

Also, the Bedford Incident will have you checking your radar more closely...
the Wake of the Red Witch with John Wayne, and actually I enjoy the Walt Disney 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...

Finally, for only a brief period, there are some great actions shots of a late 1950's 45' Chris Craft yacht in the Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming...

[67hat34c]

Father Goose,

[SKYCHENEY]

Anaconda (I'm watching it on TNT as I type this) and don't forget Water World with Kevin Costner.

[Passages]

Ya Gotta have something for the kids & Grandkids too!

How about The Boatniks, Little Mermaid or just about anything from the Disney Collection?

[Walter P]

All the movies mentioned are GREAT movies, however for "MOVIES ON THE BOAT" it's hard to beat Captain Ron ye swabs. Boaters are always looking for an excuse to have a party on board. What can be better than a gang of friends and some cold ones with the TV on the AFT deck playing Capn Ron?
In fact Captain Ron parties are becoming popular all over. I recently returned from San Diego (to NJ) and attended a Captain Ron party... It was a blast...

Incidentally, there are no age restrictions.. I'm 68 and I'm still not acting my age.... Walt

[67hat34c]

when i was a kid, boatniks was one of my favorites, need to get that and Capt. Ron on dvd

[Traveler 45C]

Ok, ok. I didn’t mention the kid movies. I can’t keep track of them anyway. I know my daughter likes the Brats Movie…:(

When I showed my kids the classics like “The Old Man and the Sea”, “Mutiny” and “Moby Dick”, I thought they would think them corny. But, to my surprise, they loved them. They watch these over and over. I’m really happy about that, and relieved, considering some of the stuff they could watch on the TV.:mad:

The next classic that I’ll show them will have to be “Capt Ron”.:)

[garyd]

O.K. Here's the list so far. I was trying to keep the included movies with boats or boating as a major part. Like I said maybe we could get a discount house to package them up and offer a special to club members.

1. Dead Calm
2. Bounty
3. Flipper
4. Jaws
5. Master and Commander
6. Das Boat
7. The perfect storm
8. White Squall
9. A glimpse of hell
10. The cain mutiny
11. Captain courageous
12. Captain Ron
13. Ghost ship
14. Wind
15. The Deep
16. Open Ocean.
17. Pirates of the Caribbean.
18. Mutiny on the Bounty.
19. Moby Dick.
20. Run Silent, Run Deep.
21. Midway.
22. Red October.
23. The Abyss.
24. Titanic.
25. The Old Man and the Sea.
26. Posiedon Adventure
27. A night to remember
28. Blood work
29. Blood alley
30. The african Queen
31. PT 109
32. Horatio Hornblower
33. Nemo
34. The Enemy below
35. The Sea Chase
36. Victory at Sea (series)
37. Boatniks
38. Father Goose
39. Deep Blue Sea
40. U579
41. Overboard

Have Fun Boating garyd

[Genesis]

And coming soon..... "Into the Blue" (you can bet I'm gonna see that one!)

[Calcutta]

As I've really just started using my boat regularly this season, I have only stocked two DVD's on board, Each caters to the appropriate crowd on board:

The Perfect Storm
Finding NEMO

[hyperfishing]

All of the above are good, Capt. Ron has yet to be surpassed! Plus "Blue Crush", other surfing films, and there are a bunch of Elvis movies with good sea stories attached.

[antiqua]

Can only add my all time favorite movie:

SOMEWHERE IN TIME.......CHRISTOPHER REEVES - JANE SEYMOUR

CAPT KEN

[Avenger]

Ditto!

Not to take anything away from the technical info, but it's important to remember that we own these things for fun.

Wanna start one for music?

[67hat34c]

i am mixed on music. play Buffett, Bonjovi (dead or alive), Eagles, A/C D/C.

By the way I was playing Bonjovi years before the series on Discovery, Most Dangerous Jobs Alaska Crab Fishing started using it as a theam song.

[Lucky Dog]

"Overboard" with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn

[Traveler 45C]

I just ordered Capt. Ron and the Flipper movies. The kids will love ‘em…:)

[garyd]

The original Flipper with Chuch Conners is great!

[SKYCHENEY]

Watching Capt Ron right now on CMT. Reminded me of this old thread so I thought I'd try to bring it back to life.

[spartonboat1]

Come on, you guys are old enough to remember:
1. Old Man and The Sea
2. The Enemy Below
3. Run Silent, Run Deep
4. The Sea Chase
5. the entire Victory At Sea series (one of the best uses of TV ever)

there are many other such classics- I see Caine Mutiny has already been mentioned... Guess I like the stars of Hollywood's golden era.
Gary

I picked up the Victory at Sea DVD's (comes w/3). Whoa...that fabulous series and some post research, esp. regarding Midway and Gulf of Leyte battle, among others, indicates we are damn well lucky we survived Dec 7 1941 to late 1942 and beyond. Way overmanned and totally outgunned...on paper anyway. Glad the opponent was hosed up big time. Gives the Big Lie to Mr. Hanks recent horrible remarks. P.s., Richard Rogers personally wrote the entire 52 hours of theme music for VatSea- a massive undertaking.

[habanero]

Jaws # 1

The Guardian

Perfect Storm

Titanic

All the disaster at seas movies

Mike
"Habanero"55C

[GJH]

The "Blue Planet" set of DVDs from the series. Fantastic, beautiful documentary on what and who we share the sea with. "Master and Commander" is a lot of fun too.

[Passages]

Watching Capt Ron right now on CMT. Reminded me of this old thread so I thought I'd try to bring it back to life.

A five year old thread Sky?

We'll probably be adding to the list 20 years from now.

[MikeP]

There's not a chance in H3LL that I'd watch any sort of boat related disaster movie on board or even have DVD's of them on board!
Superstitious? Heck no. Just "careful." :)

Cpt Ron is the BEST boat movie for viewing ON a boat ever made and I generally HATE all comedy movies as being so absurdly stupid that they are insulting. But somehow Cpt Ron works for me. Go figure. ;)

[SunChaser]

Hate to rain on the parade fellas, but a couple of moths ago a thread on navigation was moved because one of the illustrious moderators decided it wasn't technical. So what gives here, moderators only move threads when their expert opinion is questioned, or are certain people just special to the moderators.

Now moderators go right ahead and delete this post, as it is a prime example of why people are losing interest in this site. Double standards never work.

[Walter P]

Mike,

I think Capt Ron appeals to us because of such classic lines as "gee Capt Ron why do these diesel engines use so much oil", "Nobody knows swab, nobody knows".

Actually any movie that is set on the sea is a favorite to me. The best IMO is the Victory At Sea series. Corny maybe, but I still get goose bumps watching some of the original footage that they used. Richard Rodgers musical score is so well done that I don't think it will ever be beat. The Greatest Generation,,,,,you bet your ass.

Walt

[takefive]

For all you diving enthusiasts The Big Blue is awesome. Based on two free diving champions. Great footage, most shot in The Med.

[Plan B2]

This is a great threat and I was happy to see it come back up. There are many movies lsited that I now have on my wanted list.
A few months ago I ran accross a threat regarding movies on a WD Hard drive. Using the input found here I have been able to remove more than 150 DVDs from the boat and replace them with a small portable drive with 200 movies ready to play. I just checked my Boat file on the hard drive and here are a few that I didn't see in the previous list: Men of Honor, Crimson Tide, K19 WIdowmaker, Cutthroat Island, Deliverence, MEssage in a bottle.

[OBXTucker]

Waterworld
Hunt for Red October
Das Boot

[sportfish 45]

I'll second White Squall and the African Queen.


Seth

[hyperfishing]

In addition to the above:

1) The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen -- U.S. Navy Chinese patrol boat

2) lots of great boating shots in numerous bond flicks, i.e. Live and Let Die

3) All About the Benjamans: "don't shoot the boats"!

4) AL the poker run videos by the Florida Powerboat Club, and Bill Frenzy's NY tapes.

5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv7j4bg-z-U[/url] ...boats doing over 160 MPH

6) there are other videos on that page that you will want to watch.

[sgharford]

One for the whole family - "The Goonies", who can deny Chunk!

[rsmith]

when i was a kid, boatniks was one of my favorites, need to get that and Capt. Ron on dvd
I got Boatnics on video had to order it Tooti from car 54 keeps running his 41 Hatt up on the dock.

[rsmith]

The Island
Starts off with a 53c fishing then laying anckored overnight. Boarded by pirates.

[nyrussell]

Okay, here goes....

Father Goose
Cap't Ron
Netflix!!!!
Hulu
Ompan Man
Oh yes, Netflix!!!!

And a good DSL Line :P

Now here we go too....
Mary Poppins
Pajama Game
Man of La Mancha
West Side Story
PBS (ask Walter... LOL)
And Gilligan
And Flipper (hulu)
etc....

And of course the Hatteras Owners Forum (would make a great movie!!!)

[boatwright]

riddle of the sands, a sailing spy story off the coast of europe.

[Avenger]

Well, if we're going to broaden the rules here to include internet and TV shows. I guess as long as we're tied to the dock and have a good internet connection we can watch McHale's Navy on Hulu.com

[nyrussell]

tied to the dock? verizon wireless card :P

[Avenger]

That'll work too... up to a point.

[Avenger]

We just picked up all four Superman movies with Christopher Reeve for $9.99. Haven't seen them in years, and my kid never saw them. So we're watching the first one and some bad guys are involved in a car chase to a dock where there's a boat waiting for them to make their escape. I wouldn't have picked it up when I was a kid, but this time I look and say "That's a Hatteras!" Superman leaves a 45 foot convertible on the street in front of the police station with the bad guys tied to the bow rail and the bilge pump running.

Not a boating movie per se, but a Hatteras sighting. Thought I'd share it, and maybe bump the thread to see if there's any new suggestions.

[Seabrooke]

"They Were Expendable" - Movie about PT boats in the Phillipines - based on Fact

"The Bedford Incident" - already suggested - great movie

"Behind Enemy Lines" - Gene Hackman & Owen Wilson - Aircraft Carrier based

"Hot Shots" - Charlie Sheen & Lloyd Bridges. - Brilliant

"Crimson Tide" - Gene Hackman & Denzel Washington

"Down Periscope" - Kelsel Grammer - very funny

There are lots more.................. I'll wrack my brain for a while......

[ncfathom]

Another great thread! Should also add "Treasure Island" for the kids and "Lifeboat" for the rest.

[Avenger]

"Madison" Fun movie about hydroplane racing based on a true story.