Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- classic comedy night
- maritime adventure viewing
What critics said
The available reception signal is limited but favorable, with trade commentary identifying the film as a commercially successful comedy for its year.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Royal Navy, seamanship, mutiny, pirates, and Napoleonic-era adventure conventions are played as broad farce.
Albert Poop-Decker takes eight and a half years to qualify as a midshipman and becomes embroiled in escalating maritime mishaps.
The plot explicitly foregrounds mistaken identities amid Captain Fearless, Albert, Sally, Walter, and the naval crew.
Mutiny, piracy, shipwrecks, and Spanish-water escapades supply the film's central comic set pieces.
Films like Carry On Jack, and why
Carry On Up the Khyber
shared british ensemble comedy, historical parody, broad farce, and comic adventure
Carry On Henry
shared carry on humor, period setting, mistaken identities, and bawdy historical farce
The Pirates of Penzance
shared nautical adventure parody, comic misadventure, and irreverent ensemble tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1964-02-23
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (64)
Cast
- Kenneth Williams
- Bernard Cribbins
- Juliet Mills
- Charles Hawtrey
- Donald Houston
- Percy Herbert
- Jim Dale
- Patrick Cargill
- Cecil Parker
- Ed Devereaux
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- FlixFling
- Buy
- FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Jack about?
- A hapless new midshipman turns a Royal Navy voyage into a riotous parade of mutiny, piracy, romance, and shipwrecks.
- What is Carry On Jack like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Jack as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Jack violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Carry On Jack as mild.
- What did critics think of Carry On Jack?
- The available reception signal is limited but favorable, with trade commentary identifying the film as a commercially successful comedy for its year.
- Which films are like Carry On Jack?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Henry, and The Pirates of Penzance.
- How long is Carry On Jack?
- Carry On Jack runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Jack?
- In United States, Carry On Jack streams on FlixFling.
