# Going Overboard (1989)

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**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Valerie Breiman
**Written by**: Valerie Breiman
**Starring**: Adam Sandler, Scott LaRose, Tom Hodges, Lisa Collins, Adam Rifkin, Peter Berg

> *In the world of comedy, it's sink or swim.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently comedy is contagious on boats. A young comedian takes a cruise ship job. It does what it sets out to do.

**Mood tags**: playful, unhinged

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