Screamboat

Screamboat

Credits
Title:	Screamboat
Directed by:	Steven LaMorte
Written by:	Steven LaMorte; Matthew Garcia-Dunn
Produced by:	Steven LaMorte; Amy Schumacher; Mat Levy; Jason Schnell; Tommy Savas; Martine Melloul; Julien Didon; Christian Beckman; Steven Della Salla; Michael Leavy; Marcus Slabine; Christian Cordella; Pierre Guillet; Paul Italia
Based on:	Steamboat Willie
Music by:	Yael Benamour; Charles-Henri Avelange
Cinematography:	Steven Della Salla
Edited by:	Patrick Lawrence
Production
Production:	Sleight of Hand Productions Kali Pictures Reckless Content Fuzz on the Lens Productions
Released:	April 2nd, 2025
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	102 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Screamboat is an independent feature film of the slasher horror and comedy genres. The film resurrects elements of Disney's Mickey Mouse as seen in the 1928 animated film Steamboat Willie, which has since entered the public domain as of January 1st, 2024. It was directed by Steven LaMorte with a script written by LaMorte and Matthew Garcia-Dunn. It was produced by Kali Pictures, Reckless Content, Fuzz on the Lens Productions and Sleight of Hand Productions. It premiered on the internet in France on April 1st, 2025. It opened to limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on April 2nd, 2025. It was released to streaming services and the home video market on May 2nd, 2025.

Plot[]

Cast[]

Actor

Role

David Howard Thornton

Screamboat Willie

Radio operator Mike

Ilsa Arindel

Cindi

Lieutenant Diaz

Joe DeRosa

Paul Sanguino

Brian Quinn

Mitch McEverly

Allison Pittel

Selena

Jesse Posey

Pete

Amy Schumacher

EMT Amber

Michael Leavy

Deckhand Bert Brunswick

Kenneth Maharaj

Albert

Tommy Bechtold

TJ

Jarlath Conroy

Barry

Charles Edwin Powell

Borough president Molinari

Jayme Woj

Deckhand Roscoe

Poonam Basu

Jazzy

Brian Scolaro

Captain Clark

Rachel Victoria Moore

Jamie

Jason Lockhart

Cyclist Peter

Jared Johnston

Neil

Steven Della Salla

Charlie DeLorenzo

Savannah Whitten

Ariana

Rumi C. Jean-Louis

Matteo Molinari

Gilbrando Acevedo

Shirtless cowboy

Stephanie Bates

Bella

Julia Schroeder

Dominique

Anthony E. Williams

Officer Martinez

Corey Militzok

Phillip

Allyson Sereboff

Aubrey

Michael Defilippis

First mate Tommy

Jarod Lindsey

Moses

Buzz Roddy

Officer Pat O'Hare

Allie Seibold

Rory

Peter Romano

Officer Chris

Alexandra Acosta

Hilda

Tammi Cubilette

Liz

Lauren Kay Levy

Background

Cassandra Ruiz

Frankie

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "A scream is a wish your heart makes".
There are a total of thirty-eight credited cast members in this film.
This movie has been made available on the Peacock streaming service.
On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Screamboat holds a Tomatometer score of 51% based on 35 posted critic reviews. It has 18 fresh reviews, and 17 rotten reviews. The film has a Popcornmeter score of 52% based on more than 250 user ratings (79% amongst verified users), averaging 2.8 out of 5.
On Letterboxd, Screamboat has a weighted average review score of 2.01 out of 5 based on 10,928 user ratings.
On The Movie Database, Screamboat has a user score of 50%.
This is Steven LaMorte's eighth feature film work as a director, including television movies. It is his third work in the horror genre. He previously directed Bury Me Twice in 2022 and The Mean One, which also features David Howard Thornton, released in 2022 as well.
The character of Cindi is intended as pastiche of Cinderella from Disney's Cinderella.
The character of Bella is intended as a pastiche of Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
The character of Jazzy is intended as a pastiche of Princess Jasmine from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
The character of Ilsa is intended as a pastiche of Elsa from Disney's Frozen.
The character of Ariana is intended as a pastiche of Princess Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid.
The character of Aurora is intended as a pastiche of Princess Aurora from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
The character of Pete is intended as a pastiche of Peg Leg Pete from the original Steamboat Willie animated feature.
Actor Jesse Posey is the younger brother of Tyler Posey, who is best known for playing Scott McCall on the MTV series Teen Wolf. Both brothers appeared together in Teen Wolf: The Movie from 2023.
Actor David Howard Thornton played the part of Screamboat Willie. He is best known for his portrayal of Art the Clown in the Terrifier film series.
The boat used for filming is the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry that was purchased in 2022 by Saturday Night Live comics Colin Jost and Bodies Bodies Bodies star Pete Davidson.
The name of the boat featured in this film is the Mortimer ferry. This is likely named after Mortimer Mouse, who was a Disney character featured in the 1936 animated short Mickey's Rival.
Reference is made to Walter, who is the original Captain of the State Island Ferry and is seen in a photograph in this film. This is intended as an homage to entrepreneur Walt Disney.
At one point, Matteo picks up a toy parrot out of a toolbox. This may be a reference to the parrot character that appeared in the original Steamboat Willie.

Recommendations[]

Mouse of Horrors
Mouse Trap, The
Mouseboat Massacre
Vanishing of S.S. Willie, The

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