The Golden Boat (1991)

The Golden Boat (1991)

1991-06-22 United States of America, Belgium 83 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Federico Muchnik is Israel Williams
Israel Williams
Kathy Acker is Professor
Professor
Kate Valk is Amelia Lopes
Amelia Lopes
Jim Jarmusch is Stranger
Stranger
Barbet Schroeder is Mean Passer-by
Mean Passer-by
Annie Sprinkle is Waitress
Hisham Bizri is Himself
Vito Acconci is Swiss assassin
Swiss assassin