The Golden Boat

Jun 22, 1991

1h 23m

★ 6.1

Overview

Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams. In the course of their adventures, Austin pursues his object of desire - a Mexican soap opera star - and along the way engages a host of TV characters and bit players, whose repartee range from gangsterish insults to the question of God's existence.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Nomad Films

Duende Pictures

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Cast

Austin

Michael Kirby

Israel Williams

Federico Muchnik

Doc

Brett Alexander

Alina

Mary Hestand

Professor

Kathy Acker

Amelia Lopes

Kate Valk

Stranger

Jim Jarmusch

Mean Passer-by

Barbet Schroeder

Waitress

Annie Sprinkle

Himself

Hisham Bizri

Swiss assassin

Vito Acconci

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