wes-connors Chicago businessman Martin Short (as Martin Harvey) has good news for his attractive blonde wife Mary Kay Place (as Katherine). They've inherited the sailboat once owned by legendary Hollywood actor Clark Gable. It could be worth a quarter million dollars. There's a catch, though. They have to pick up the boat and sail it to Paul Anka in Miami. In recent years, Mr. Anka is more commonly found in Las Vegas. However, Vegas has no good places to dock your yacht. The first sign of trouble is when we see the boat has become dilapidated. But it's just a visual joke, because the ship is seaworthy. Sporting perfect hair and a fun attitude, Mr. Short hires grungy one-eyed Kurt Russell (as Captain Ron) to man the vessel. He's got great hair, too, and colored briefs. Along for the ride are Short's wife and kids: pre-teen Benjamin Salisbury (as Benjamin "Ben" Harvey) and hot-to-trot teen-aged sister Meadow Sisto (as Caroline Harvey)...The funniest scene in this comedy is probably the one where Short and Ms. Place, interested in copulating, accidentally lock themselves in the shower. Director Thom Eberhardt gets a good laugh when Mr. Russell opens the door on the hapless couple. However, the scene is not as fun as it should have been. John Dwyer's script later mentions "I Love Lucy", which reminds us of "The Lucy Show" episode with Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance getting themselves stuck in the shower. With their clothes on, Lucy and Viv were funnier. The "Lucy" episode milked the comedy for all it was worth, but "Captain Ron" wastes the situation. Interesting, too, is how the scene is cross-cut with young Salisbury swigging beer. Somehow, a foul-mouthed 11-year-old beer drinker isn't funny. Finally, the fact that this is Clark Gable's boat is only briefly alluded to, later, when the initials C.G. and C.L. are found on board. Gable isn't funny, either.*** Captain Ron (1992-09-18) Thom Eberhardt ~ Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury

callanvass (Credit IMDb) A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain Ron and their lives will never be the same again.I'm a huge Kurt Russel fan and I couldn't get into this one at all. It is very unfunny, but Martin Short doesn't help things. I can't stand Martin Short and he almost always ruins anything he is in for me. I don't remember this one very well, but I can vividly recall that I didn't laugh at all, and I was quite bored. Even greats like Russell have misfires3/10

kennc1212 Best Movie Ever! Captain Ron is my hero. I love Captain Ron, he would be my best friend if i knew him. I first met him in my aunts trailer in Florida when i was 10 years old and I rented Captain Ron and Jumanji. He is just the greatest captain and if I was a captain I would be just like captain ron. Captain ron goes to the coolest places and i have the DVD of captain ron but when i first saw captain ron it was on a VHS because there were no dvds. When i went to an island on vacation i found a dedication to captain ron and i told the man whos shrine it was that i was looking for the captain ron soundtrack and the man was like oo there's a captain ron soundtrack? and i was like i don't know but i want there to be.

rich_ardw If you enjoy Walt Disney style movies I think you'll like Captain Ron. Is it gut busting comedy? No, it's a put a smile on your face and chuckle at many of the situations type movie; thoroughly enjoyable.It is subtle comedy, situations that you can almost see yourself / family having if you were to inherit a sailboat.Martin Short is perfect for the part of the bumbling husband, married to Disney-style-hot Mary Kay Place. The part of Caroline played by Meadow Sisto is kind of weak, but Benjamin Salisbury as Benjamin Harvey does a very good job with his role. Kurt Russell was an excellent choice for Captain Ron, someone you'd like to know but not live next door to. If you were going on a Caribbean romp, you'd like to go with Captain Ron.My wife and I both enjoyed it enough to buy the VHS version and watch it from time to time over the years. While not a squeaky clean G, it's a solid PG and one you can view on 'family movie night'. I've always been surprised that it didn't rate higher. It's a very good movie.