Captain Jack

Captain Jack

90 mins | May 28, 1999

A sea captain with a vessel not deemed sea worthy by the ship inspectors assembles a motley crew to sail along the path of Captain Scoresby, a sea captain who sailed from Whitby in northern England to the Arctic in 1791. His crew includes bickering sisters, an Australian hitchhiker who is hiding from his girl friends, and the seaman's confidante who runs a local trailer park. Putting the ship to sea, the group is pursued by the authorities.

Captain Jack

90 mins | May 28, 1999

Captain Jack
A sea captain with a vessel not deemed sea worthy by the ship inspectors assembles a motley crew to sail along the path of Captain Scoresby, a sea captain who sailed from Whitby in northern England to the Arctic in 1791. His crew includes bickering sisters, an Australian hitchhiker who is hiding from his girl friends, and the seaman's confidante who runs a local trailer park. Putting the ship to sea, the group is pursued by the authorities.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Arts Council of England
Original title Captain Jack
Directors Robert Young
Writers Nick Davies, Jack Rosenthal

Cast

Bob Hoskins

as Jack Armistead

Sadie Frost

as Tessa

Gemma Jones

as Eunice Pickles

Anna Massey

as Phoebe

Peter McDonald

as Andy Watts

David Troughton

as Emmett

Maureen Lipman

as Barbara Bostock

Patrick Malahide

as Mr. Lancing