The Golden Boat (1991)
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.
Director: Raúl Ruiz
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Michael Kirby as Austin |
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Federico Muchnik as Israel Williams |
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Brett Alexander as Doc |
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Mary Hestand as Alina |
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Kathy Acker as Professor |
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Kate Valk as Amelia Lopes |
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Jim Jarmusch as Stranger |
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Barbet Schroeder as Mean Passer-by |
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Annie Sprinkle as Waitress |
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Hisham Bizri as Himself |
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Vito Acconci as Swiss assassin |
| Directing | Raúl Ruiz | Director |
| Editing | Sylvia Waliga | Editor |
| Editing | A.S. Hamrah | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Raúl Ruiz | Writer |
| Writing | Federico Muchnik | Writer |
| Camera | Maryse Alberti | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Zorn | Original Music Composer |
