Booze Cruise (The Office)
"Booze Cruise" | |
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The Office episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
Directed by | Ken Kwapis |
Written by | Greg Daniels |
Featured music | "Get Busy" by Sean Paul |
Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
Editing by | Dean Holland |
Production code | 2013[1] |
Original air date | January 5, 2006 |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"Booze Cruise" is the eleventh episode of the
The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the
The story for "Booze Cruise" was inspired by a friend of
Plot
The Dunder Mifflin crew goes on a cruise on a Lake Wallenpaupack ship Princess—in January. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) plans to use the cruise as both a party and a leadership training exercise. However, "Captain Jack" (Rob Riggle) keeps preventing him from giving a business lecture and compromises his metaphor involving himself as "captain" of the office.
The captain puts
) share an awkward moment alone on the deck away from their significant others. Michael continually tries to take charge of the event by standing next to the captain and interrupting everything he says. When Michael falsely declares that the ship is sinking as a training exercise, his employees understand Michael's antics and stay put. However, the other passengers panic, one of them grabbing a life vest and jumping off the ship. The captain temporarily detains Michael by zip tying him to the railing on the deck outside.After hearing a war story from the captain, a drunken
Production
"Booze Cruise" was written by Greg Daniels, making it his fourth writing credit, and his second season two credit, after "Halloween" earlier in the year.[2][3] The episode was directed by Ken Kwapis, making it his sixth directing credit for the series.[2][4] Daniels referred to this episode as "our Scranton version of James Cameron's Titanic".[5] The idea came from B. J. Novak because a friend of his went on a booze cruise. Novak told Daniels about the trip, and Daniels then proceeded to write an episode about it.[6]
"Booze Cruise" featured the third and final appearance of Katy, portrayed by Amy Adams. Adams thoroughly enjoyed her work on the show.[7] In an interview with Advocate.com, she said, "[The Office] was the best work experience. I loved that show and that cast so much. I don’t know if they believe me, but every time I see them I’m like, 'Oh my gosh, I’ll do anything to come back.'"[7]
Shooting for "Booze Cruise" was a departure from the norm of the series: For one thing, the majority of the episode was filmed away from the Dunder Mifflin set. For another thing, the episode was not filmed during the day, but rather during the night, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.[8] Principal filming took place in Long Beach Harbor, California.[9] Because the episode took place on an actual boat, many cast members got seasick. Rainn Wilson grew especially nauseated on the second night, and Jenna Fischer and David Denman felt nauseated on the last night of shooting.[9]
During the final sound mixing for the episode, Daniels recalls yelling at the shot of Jim and Pam on deck. He noted that he had "seen it many, many times, but I was yelling, 'Do it, you idiot! Kiss her!'"[10]
Cultural references
During the conference room scene, Michael asks if anyone has seen the 1997 film
Reception
"Booze Cruise" originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 5, 2006.[12] The episode received a 4.5 rating/11% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. This means that it was seen by 4.5% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 11% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. At the time, this was the best 18- 49 rating that the show had had. The episode was viewed by 8.7 million viewers. Furthermore, the series retained 87 percent of its My Name is Earl lead-in audience.[13] An encore presentation of the episode, on June 27, 2006, received a 1.8/6 rating and was viewed by over 4.1 million viewers.[14]
"Booze Cruise" received acclaim from critics. M. Giant of
References
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- ^ The Office: The Complete First Season (on-screen). Ken Kwapis, et al. NBC. 2005.)
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- ^ a b Voss, Brandon (December 1, 2007). "Amy Adams: Big Gay Following". Advocate.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Alt URL
- ^ Life in the Office (May 28, 2007) LITO Interviews David Denman Life in the Office, Retrieved June 10, 2008
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- ^ Wolk, Josh (February 24, 2006). "Take This Job and Love It". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Giant, M. (January 5, 2006) "Booze Cruise" Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Television Without Pity, Retrieved June 17, 2008
- ^ "The Office – Seasons – Season 2 – Episode Guide". NBC. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Jan. 10, 2006 Press Release ("Booze Cruise")" (Press release). NBC. February 27, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2012.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "June 27, 2006 Press Release ("Office Olympics," "Booze Cruise")" (Press release). NBC. February 27, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2012.[dead link] Alt URL
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- ^ a b Marsai, Steve (October 21, 2008). "The Office "Booze Cruise" Quotes". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links
- "Booze Cruise" at NBC.com
- "Booze Cruise" at IMDb