Carry On Columbus
| Carry On Columbus | |
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Written by | Dave Freeman John Antrobus |
| Produced by | John Goldstone Peter Rogers (executive producer) |
| Starring | Jim Dale Bernard Cribbins Maureen Lipman Peter Richardson Alexei Sayle Jack Douglas Rik Mayall Charles Fleischer Larry Miller Leslie Phillips Julian Clary Sara Crowe Rebecca Lacey Nigel Planer June Whitfield Richard Wilson |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Chris Blunden |
| Music by | John Du Prez |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £2.5 million |
| Box office | £1.7 million |
Carry On Columbus is a 1992 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas and written by Dave Freeman and John Antrobus. The 31st and final release in the Carry On film series, it starred Carry On regular Jim Dale in the title role, alongside a range of younger actors associated with alternative comedy.
The Carry On series had stalled since the negative critical reception to 1978's Carry On Emmannuelle. Following several unrealised attempts to reignite the series, the filmmakers were inspired by the high budget films which were being released to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas.
Critical reaction to the film was largely negative, with reviewers particularly commenting upon the script, which had been quickly written to meet the tight production schedule. Scholars have observed the incongruity of progressive alternative comedians performing in a Carry On film.