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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	The film was panned by critics. [[Michael Dwyer (journalist)\|Michael Dwyer]] in ''[[The Irish Times]]'' described ''Carry on Columbus'' as a "flaccid, feeble comeback effort" and a "wretched and pathetic attempt which is singularly unfunny".<ref>Michael Dwyer, "Film Reviews". ''The Irish Times'', 2 October 1992, (p.13).</ref> However, ''Carry On Columbus'' took more money at the UK box office (£1,667,249)<ref name=gross/> than the two other Columbus films released in 1992, ''[[Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]'' and ''[[1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'', although all three films flopped. ''Carry On Columbus'' was also shot on a much lower budget than the other two films, a budget of £2.5 million compared to the other two budgets of $45 million and $47 million respectively.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/movies/talk-hollywood-it-s-columbus-against-columbus-with-fortune-profits-stake.html\|title=The Talk of Hollywood; It's Columbus Against Columbus, With a Fortune in Profits at Stake\|last=Weinraub\|first=Bernard\|date=1992-05-21\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2020-02-01\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>		The film was panned by critics. [[w:Michael Dwyer (journalist)\|Michael Dwyer]] in ''[[w:The Irish Times\|The Irish Times]]'' described ''Carry on Columbus'' as a "flaccid, feeble comeback effort" and a "wretched and pathetic attempt which is singularly unfunny".<ref>Michael Dwyer, "Film Reviews". ''The Irish Times'', 2 October 1992, (p.13).</ref> However, ''Carry On Columbus'' took more money at the UK box office (£1,667,249)<ref name=gross/> than the two other Columbus films released in 1992, ''[[w:Christopher Columbus: The Discovery\|Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]'' and ''[[w:1492: Conquest of Paradise\|1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'', although all three films flopped. ''Carry On Columbus'' was also shot on a much lower budget than the other two films, a budget of £2.5 million compared to the other two budgets of $45 million and $47 million respectively.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/movies/talk-hollywood-it-s-columbus-against-columbus-with-fortune-profits-stake.html\|title=The Talk of Hollywood; It's Columbus Against Columbus, With a Fortune in Profits at Stake\|last=Weinraub\|first=Bernard\|date=1992-05-21\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2020-02-01\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

	In a 2004 poll of British film actors, technicians, writers and directors on British cinema, ''Carry On Columbus''		In a 2004 poll of British film actors, technicians, writers and directors on British cinema, ''Carry On Columbus'' was voted the [[w:List of films considered the worst\|worst British film ever made]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Smallweed \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,3604,1287823,00.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=9 March 2022 \|work=The Guardian \|date=21 August 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203165234/https://www.theguardian.com/print/0,,4998649-103677,00.html \|archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
	was voted the [[List of films considered the worst\|worst British film ever made]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Smallweed \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,3604,1287823,00.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=9 March 2022 \|work=The Guardian \|date=21 August 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203165234/https://www.theguardian.com/print/0,,4998649-103677,00.html \|archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	The film was shot between 21 April and 27 May 1992 with interior shooting at [[Pinewood Studios]], Buckinghamshire and location shooting at [[Frensham Common]]. The latter location was previously used nearly 30 years earlier for the similarly nautical ''[[Carry On Jack]]''.		The film was shot between 21 April and 27 May 1992 with interior shooting at [[w:Pinewood Studios\|Pinewood Studios]], Buckinghamshire and location shooting at [[w:Frensham Common\|Frensham Common]]. The latter location was previously used nearly 30 years earlier for the similarly nautical ''[[Carry On Jack]]''.

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	\| producer = John Goldstone<br>[[Peter Rogers]] <small>(executive producer)</small>		\| producer = John Goldstone<br>[[Peter Rogers]] <small>(executive producer)</small>
	\| writer = [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]]<br>[[John Antrobus]]		\| writer = [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]]<br>[[w:John Antrobus]]
	\| starring = [[Jim Dale]]<br>[[Bernard Cribbins]]<br>[[Maureen Lipman]]<br>[[Peter Richardson (actor)\|Peter Richardson]]<br>[[Alexei Sayle]]<br>[[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]]<br>[[Rik Mayall]]<br>[[Charles Fleischer]]<br>[[Larry Miller (comedian)\|Larry Miller]]<br>[[Leslie Phillips]]<br>[[Julian Clary]]<br>[[Sara Crowe]]<br>[[Rebecca Lacey]]<br>[[Nigel Planer]]<br>[[June Whitfield]]<br>[[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]		\| starring = [[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]]<br>[[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]<br>[[w:Maureen Lipman\|Maureen Lipman]]<br>[[w:Peter Richardson (actor)\|Peter Richardson]]<br>[[w:Alexei Sayle\|Alexei Sayle]]<br>[[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]]<br>[[Rik Mayall]]<br>[[w:Charles Fleischer\|Charles Fleischer]]<br>[[w:Larry Miller (comedian)\|Larry Miller]]<br>[[w:Leslie Phillips\|Leslie Phillips]]<br>[[w:Julian Clary\|Julian Clary]]<br>[[w:Sara Crowe\|Sara Crowe]]<br>[[w:Rebecca Lacey\|Rebecca Lacey]]<br>[[w:Nigel Planer\|Nigel Planer]]<br>[[June Whitfield]]<br>[[w:Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]
	\| music = [[w:John Du Prez\|John Du Prez]]		\| music = [[w:John Du Prez\|John Du Prez]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]
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	'''''Carry On Columbus''''' is a 1992 [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film, the 31st and final release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'' film series]] (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]''. It was produced to coincide with the [[Columbus Quincentenary\|500th anniversary]] of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s arrival in the Americas.		'''''Carry On Columbus''''' is a 1992 [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] film, the 31st and final release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|''Carry On'' film series]] (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]''. It was produced to coincide with the [[w:Columbus Quincentenary\|500th anniversary]] of [[w:Christopher Columbus\|Christopher Columbus]]'s arrival in the Americas.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

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{{Infobox film| name = Carry On Columbus
| image_size =
| image = Carry On Columbus FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption = Original UK quad poster
| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
| producer = John Goldstone [[Peter Rogers]] (executive producer)
| writer = [[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]] [[John Antrobus]]
| starring = [[Jim Dale]] [[Bernard Cribbins]] [[Maureen Lipman]] [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]] [[Alexei Sayle]] [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]] [[Rik Mayall]] [[Charles Fleischer]] [[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]] [[Leslie Phillips]] [[Julian Clary]] [[Sara Crowe]] [[Rebecca Lacey]] [[Nigel Planer]] [[June Whitfield]] [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]]
| music = [[John Du Prez]]
| cinematography = [[Alan Hume]]
| editing = Chris Blunden
| studio = [[Island World]]
| distributor = [[United International Pictures]] (UK)
| released = 2 October 1992
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £2.5 million
| gross = £1.7 million<ref name=gross>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=29 January 1993|page=15|title=UK Top 50 Films}}</ref>
}}

'''''Carry On Columbus''''' is a 1992 [[British comedy]] film, the 31st and final release in the [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' film series]] (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]''. It was produced to coincide with the [[Columbus Quincentenary|500th anniversary]] of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s arrival in the Americas (two other more serious films on the subject, ''[[1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'' and ''[[Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]'' came out the same year).

==Plot==
Christopher Columbus ([[Jim Dale]]) believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King ([[Leslie Phillips]]) and Queen of Spain ([[June Whitfield]]) to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey ([[Rik Mayall]]), who makes a great deal of money through taxing the merchants who have to pass through his country on the current route, sends his best spy, Fatima ([[Sara Crowe]]), to wreck the trip...

==Cast==
{{castlist|
*[[Jim Dale]] as [[Christopher Columbus]]
*[[Bernard Cribbins]] as Mordecai Mendoza
*[[Maureen Lipman]] as Countess Esmerelda
*[[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]] as Bart Columbus
*[[Alexei Sayle]] as Achmed
*[[Rik Mayall]] as The Sultan
*[[Sara Crowe]] as Fatima
*[[Julian Clary]] as Don Juan Diego
*[[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] as Pepi the Poisoner
*[[Leslie Phillips]] as King Ferdinand
*[[Jon Pertwee]] as the Duke of Costa Brava
*[[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] as Don Juan Felipe
*[[Rebecca Lacey]] as Chiquita
*[[June Whitfield]] as Queen Isabella
*[[Nigel Planer]] as The Wazir
*[[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]] as The Chief
*[[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]] as Marco the Cereal Killer
*Andrew Bailey as Genghis
*[[Burt Kwouk]] as Wang
*[[Philip Herbert (actor)|Philip Herbert]] as Ginger
*[[Tony Slattery]] as Baba the Messenger
*[[Martin Clunes]] as Martin
*David Boyce as Customer with ear
*[[Sara Stockbridge]] as Nina the model
*[[Holly Aird]] as Maria
*[[James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]] as [[Tomas de Torquemada]]
*[[Don Maclean]] as Inquisitor with ham sandwiches
*[[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]] as Inquisitor
*[[Duncan Duff]] as Inquisitor
*Jonathan Tafler as Inquisitor
*James Pertwee as Inquisitor
*[[Perry Cree]] as Inquisitor
*Toby Dale as Inquisitor
*Michael Hobbs as Inquisitor
*[[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]] as Cardinal
*Su Douglas as Countess Joanna
*[[John Antrobus]] as Manservant
*[[Lynda Baron]] as Meg
*[[Allan Corduner]] as Sam
*[[Nejdet Salih]] as Fayid
*[[Mark Arden]] as Mark
*Silvestre Tobias as Abdullah
*[[Daniel Peacock]] as Tonto the Torch
*[[Don Henderson]] as The Bosun
*[[Harold Berens]] as Cecil the Torturer
*[[Peter Gilmore]] as Governor of the Canaries
*[[Marc Sinden]] as Captain Perez
*[[Charles Fleischer]] as Pontiac
*[[Chris Langham]] as Hubba
*Reed Martin as Poco Hontas
*Prudence Solomon as Ha
*[[Peter Gordeno]] as The Shaman
}}
==Production==
===Casting===
Main series regulars present are [[Jim Dale]] (in his eleventh ''Carry On''), [[Peter Gilmore]] (also in his eleventh), [[Bernard Cribbins]] (in his third), [[Leslie Phillips]] (in his fourth), [[Jon Pertwee]] (in his fourth) and [[June Whitfield]] (also in her fourth). The only actor to bridge the gap between ''Carry On Columbus'' and the previous entry was [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]], making his eighth appearance in the series.

Original ''Carry On'' performer [[Frankie Howerd]] was signed up to appear, but he died shortly before he was due to film his role. His part as the King of Spain was offered to original series regular [[Bernard Bresslaw]], who turned it down. [[Leslie Phillips]] eventually took on the role, playing opposite [[June Whitfield]] as the Queen, a role turned down by both [[Joan Sims]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].

Veteran ''Carry On'' performer [[Kenneth Connor]] was offered a cameo role in the film but he turned it down, saying "I want to be remembered as a ''Carry On'' star, not a ''Carry On'' bit-player".

The producers managed to persuade a number of [[alternative comedy|alternative comedians]] such as [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]], [[Alexei Sayle]], [[Rik Mayall]], [[Julian Clary]] and [[Nigel Planer]] (all of whom except Clary are from ''[[The Comic Strip]]'') to appear in the film.

This was the last film that [[Gerald Thomas]] directed, as he died on 9 November 1993.

===Filming and locations===

The film was shot between 21 April and 27 May 1992 with interior shooting at [[Pinewood Studios]], Buckinghamshire and location shooting at [[Frensham Common]]. The latter location was previously used nearly 30 years earlier for the similarly nautical ''[[Carry On Jack]]''.

==Reception==
The film was panned by critics. [[Michael Dwyer (journalist)|Michael Dwyer]] in ''[[The Irish Times]]'' described ''Carry on Columbus'' as a "flaccid, feeble comeback effort" and a "wretched and pathetic attempt which is singularly unfunny".<ref>Michael Dwyer, "Film Reviews". ''The Irish Times'', 2 October 1992, (p.13).</ref> However, ''Carry On Columbus'' took more money at the UK box office (£1,667,249)<ref name=gross/> than the two other Columbus films released in 1992, ''[[Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]'' and ''[[1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'', although all three films flopped. ''Carry On Columbus'' was also shot on a much lower budget than the other two films, a budget of £2.5 million compared to the other two budgets of $45 million and $47 million respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/movies/talk-hollywood-it-s-columbus-against-columbus-with-fortune-profits-stake.html|title=The Talk of Hollywood; It's Columbus Against Columbus, With a Fortune in Profits at Stake|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|date=1992-05-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In a 2004 poll of British film actors, technicians, writers and directors on British cinema, ''Carry On Columbus''
was voted the [[List of films considered the worst|worst British film ever made]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Smallweed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,3604,1287823,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=21 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203165234/https://www.theguardian.com/print/0,,4998649-103677,00.html |archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Andy |title=Carry On Confidential |publisher=Miwk |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1908630018 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Sheridan |first=Simon |title=Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0857682796 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Webber |first=Richard |title=50 Years of Carry On |publisher=Arrow |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=978-0099490074 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Hudis |first=Norman |title=No Laughing Matter |publisher=Apex |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1906358150 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Robert |title=The Carry On Companion |publisher=Batsford |location=London |year=2002 |isbn=978-0713487718 }}
*{{Cite book |last1=Bright|first1=Morris | last2=Ross |first2=Robert |title=Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |year=2000 |isbn=978-0563551836 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Rigelsford |first=Adrian |author-link = Adrian Rigelsford|title=Carry On Laughing – a celebration |publisher=Virgin |location=London |year=1996 |isbn=1-85227-554-5 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Hibbin |first=Sally & Nina |title=What a Carry On |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=978-0600558194 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Eastaugh |first=Kenneth |title=The Carry On Book |publisher=David & Charles |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=978-0715374030 }}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0103927}}
*[http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_columbus/ ''Carry On Columbus'' at The Whippit Inn]

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[[Category:1990s sex comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films set in the 1490s]]
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[[Category:Films set in Spain]]
[[Category:Films set in pre-Columbian America]]
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[[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]]
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[[Category:Cultural depictions of Christopher Columbus]]
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