- Actors: Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Donald Houston
- Directors: Gerald Thomas
- Writers: Talbot Rothwell
- Producers: Frank Bevis, Peter Rogers
- Language English
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 24 Jun 1996
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CIG6
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,892 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Carry On Jack was the 1963 offering from a team which had, by then, become a repertory company with special guests dropping in for a dose of innuendo. "What's all this jigging in the rigging?" demands Kenneth Williams, this time playing a ship's captain, and the scene is set for 90 minutes of ribaldry involving cross-dressing, press-ganging and plank walking. The plot scarcely matters. It's set after the Battle of Trafalgar and the sea is awash with Spanish galleons and pirates as the British navy sets about defending its shores with as much incompetence as possible. Sally, a barmaid at the Dirty Duck (Juliet Mills in feisty principal boy mode), knocks Bernard Cribbins on the head and steals his uniform so that she can go in search of her childhood sweetheart. He is promptly press-ganged and they end up on the same ship. Williams, on the brink of his ascendancy as a star turn, just about keeps the mannerisms under control enough to build the character of the naïve and neurotic captain. Familiar Carry On faces on top form include Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale, while Peter Gilmore--in his pre-Onedin Line days--appears as a pirate. Peter Rodgers' script is not quite vintage Carry On but the jokes keep coming and it's all good, clean fun.
On the DVD: This was one of the first Carry On films to be made in colour. The print is in reasonable condition. The picture quality, apart from a couple of scratchy scenes of sailing ships that were probably drafted in from stock footage, is fair, as is the sound. But apart from the scene index there are no extras on the disc. Given the cult status of the Carry On films, and the wealth of documentary material which has been made about them and their stars, you'd think something extra could have been offered with the DVD releases to make them a more worthwhile alternative to the video. --Piers Ford
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Carry On Jack (1963) was the series first historical epics and is easily the most forgetable. Its not so much that its a bad film, but whats lacking in this is the true spirit of the Carry On's, probably as there are so many of the regulars missing - theres no Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jaques or Kenneth Connor. Only Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are the main regulars to be featured in this, though Jim Dale has a cameo role in this who starred in many of the 1960's Carry On's. Bernard Cribbins, who to be fair, blends in with the cast as though he'd always been a regular, plays Albert Poop-Decker, an unlucky man, who after years of struggle, finally wins his commission only to have his identity, rank and uniform stolen from him by Sally (Juliet Mills) who he soon falls in love with. The historical accuracy is impressive with the sets and the costumes but this Carry On film misses its mark slightly though Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are on fine form throughout. An adequate comedy.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Carry On Jack, made in 1963. Bernard Cribbens is Able Seaman Poop-Decker who is set for life at sea. Unfortunately he goes to a tavern the night before he sails and is taken to a room by a wench (Juliet Mills) who also has a hanckering for the sea. She knocks out Poop-Decker and steals his clothes. She then boards the ship as Poop-Decker and passes of as a man. The unfortunate Poop-Decker is actually press-ganged and also lands on the gtood ship Venus. With a cowardly captain that dosen't like the sea, things go from bad to worse. Kenneth Williams plays Captain Fearless and his cowardess dose not go well with the hardened sailors. The story is pure Carry On and the jokes are about as old as the time the film is set in. But for £5.99 it is a film that you can slap in the video on a wet day and open a bottle of wine and relax.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am a huge fan of the Carry On movies and I am quite surprised by some of the reviews here so far. In my opinion it is one of the funniest and entertaining in the series despite the lack of some familiar faces it still delivers for me. Kenneth Williams as Captain Fearless is one of the strongest and funniest characters he has ever played and would easily have stolen the show were it not for Bernard Cribbins performance as Mid Shipman Albert Poopdecker. Cribbins had me laughing in every scene while Charles Hawtrey added the usual Carry On magic with his own unique style. All in all this movie definitely deserves 5 stars.
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Excellent
This film is great because it does not have the over rated Sid James and Barbara Windsor in it.
Despite no Joan Simms , Mr Williams, Hawtry and supporting cast do a... Read more
Despite no Joan Simms , Mr Williams, Hawtry and supporting cast do a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MrViewer
Something's Missing
Not the strongest of the Carry On's in my opinion. A somewhat lacking cast held together by a line heavy Kenneth Williams and a slow to the punchline storyline. Read more
Published 12 months ago by DJ Snap
If you've got a heart of oak, it's got a worm in it.
Carry On Jack is directed by Gerald Thomas and written by Talbot Rothwell. It stars Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Juliet Mills, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Houston & Percy... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Spike Owen
the first historic entry in the series
As the first historic entry in the series this film is more a comedy film that a more typical offering featured elsewhere in the franchise. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Rebecca
Not much giggling in the rigging...
'Carry On Jack' is the 8th film in the series, and sadly one of the weakest. It's not so much the fairly small number of familiar faces that's the problem (Kenneth Williams and... Read more
Published on 25 July 2007 by Jane Aland
where the heck are the carry on regulars?
carry on jack doesnt feel like a carry on movie,the wit isnt constant and the naughtiness isnt really there,in terms of cast only kenny williams and charles hawtrey can be called... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by sean paul mccann
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