The Golden Boat

1h 23min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Nomad Films

Duende Pictures

Cast

Federico Muchnik

Federico Muchnik

Israel Williams
Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker

Professor
Kate Valk

Kate Valk

Amelia Lopes
Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Stranger
Barbet Schroeder

Barbet Schroeder

Mean Passer-by
Vito Acconci

Vito Acconci

Swiss assassin

Release date

22nd Jun 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English