The Golden Boat [123762] Released: 1991-06-22 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 83 mins Popularity: 0.331 Vote Average: 6.1 Vote Count: 7 Overview: 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. Cast [11] Michael KirbyAustin Federico MuchnikIsrael Williams Brett AlexanderDoc Mary HestandAlina Kathy AckerProfessor Kate ValkAmelia Lopes Jim JarmuschStranger Barbet SchroederMean Passer-by Annie SprinkleWaitress Hisham BizriHimself Vito AcconciSwiss assassin Trailers