▁as ▁Ros co e ▁J ain ardo ▁Bat ista ▁as ▁M amba ▁Dan ▁Butler ▁as ▁Bill ▁Zach ery ▁Tom ▁McG owan ▁as ▁Bill ▁Paul ▁An ka ▁as ▁Y acht ▁Bro ker ▁Ros ely n ▁San chez ▁as ▁Clar isse ▁C . M . ▁T alk ington ▁( cred ited ▁as ▁Clement ▁T alk ington ) ▁as ▁the ▁B icy cle ▁M essen ger ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 2 . 5 ▁million , ▁against ▁its ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 2 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁It ▁was ▁p anned ▁for ▁putting ▁Russell ▁in ▁the ▁com edic ▁role ▁and ▁Short ▁in ▁the ▁serious ▁one , ▁while ▁others ▁say ▁that ▁Russell ' s ▁fun ▁performance ▁as ▁the ▁ir respons ible ▁and ▁sometimes ▁uns ym path etic ▁y acht ▁captain ▁carried ▁it ▁through ▁its ▁fla ws . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 3 % ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁reviews ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 1 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁long , ▁however , ▁found ▁a ▁n iche ▁among ▁sail ors . ▁▁ ▁Sal is bury ▁and ▁S isto ▁were ▁each ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Young ▁Art ist ▁Award . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁res urg ence ▁Given ▁the ▁dear th ▁of ▁na ut ical ▁com ed ies , ▁there ▁was ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁interest