Carry On Columbus

Infobox Film
name = Carry On Columbus


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director = Gerald Thomas
producer = Peter Rogers
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starring = Jim Dale
Bernard Cribbins
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released = 1992
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country = flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
language = English
budget = £2,500,000
preceded_by = Carry On Emmannuelle
followed_by = Carry On London
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imdb_id = 0103927

"Carry On Columbus" was a 1992 film, and the most recent in the Carry On films series. It was the first Carry On film to have been made since 1978's "Carry On Emmannuelle".

It coincided with the production of two serious films commemorating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. The producers managed to persuade a number of alternative comedians such as Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Peter Richardson and Julian Clary to appear in the film, but it did not achieve any great commercial success and was panned by many critics. However, the film was more profitable than the two serious Columbus films - ' and '.

Released 13 years after the previous entry, it was hoped to rejuvenate and restart the popular film series, but its critical failure resulted in it being a lone 1990s entry. It is rated at #79 on the IMDB's Bottom 100 list of worst films ever made as of September 12 2008. [ [http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom?tt0103927 IMDb Bottom 100 ] ]

Original "Carry On" performer Frankie Howerd was signed up to appear, but he died shortly before he was due to film his role. His part as the King of Spain was offered to original series regular Bernard Bresslaw, who turned it down. Leslie Phillips eventually took on the role, playing opposite June Whitfield as the Queen, a role turned down by both Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor.

Cast list

*Jim Dale: Christopher Columbus
*Bernard Cribbins: Mordecai Mendoza
*Maureen Lipman: Countess Esmeralda
*Peter Richardson: Bart Columbus
*Alexei Sayle: Achmed
*Rik Mayall: The Sultan
*Charles Fleischer: Pontiac
*Larry Miller: The Chief
*Nigel Planer: The Wazir
*Leslie Phillips: King Ferdinand
*June Whitfield: Queen Isabella
*Julian Clary: Don Juan Diego
*Sara Crowe: Fatima - at the time, Jim Dale's daughter-in-law
*Holly Aird: Maria
*Keith Allen: Pepi the Poisoner
*Martin Clunes: Martin
*Jack Douglas: Marco the Cereal Killer
*Allan Corduner: Sam
*Marc Sinden: Captain Perez
*James Faulkner: Torquemada
*Peter Gordeno: The Shaman
*Don Henderson: The Bosun
*Burt Kwouk: Wang
*Rebecca Lacey: Chiquita
*Chris Langham: Hubba
*Daniel Peacock: Tonto the Torch
*Jon Pertwee: Duke of Costa Brava
*Tony Slattery: Baba the Messenger
*Richard Wilson: Don Juan Felipe
*Andrew Bailey: Genghis
*Philip Herbert: Ginger
*David Boyce: Customer with Ear
*Sara Stockbridge: Nina the Model
*Dave Freeman: Inquisitor number 1
*Duncan Duff: Inquisitor number 2
*Jonathan Tafler: Inquisitor number 3
*James Pertwee: Inquisitor number 4
*Toby Dale: Inquisitor number 5
*Michael Hobbs: Inquisitor number 6
*Don Maclean: Inquisitor with Ham Sandwiches
*Su Douglas: Countess Joanna
*John Antrobus: Manservant
*Lynda Baron: Meg
*Nej Adamson: Fayid
*Mark Arden: Mark
*Selva Rasalingam: Abdullah
*Harold Berens: Cecil the Torturer
*Peter Gilmore: Governor of the Canaries
*Reed Martin: Poca Hontas
*Prudence Solomon: Ha Ha
*Peter Grant: Cardinal

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0103927
* [http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_columbus/"Carry On Columbus" at The Whippit Inn]