Then the Punk and I wandered a bit, and went to Virgin MegaCrowd and bought us some DVDs, two of which we proceeded to watch, one of which was ALL THAT JAZZ, which we shall save.
THE BOATNIKS, directed by BK's former collaborator Norman Tokar (not to be confused with Norman Taurog or Norman Z. McLeod). There was every chance that the movie would fail my expectations, but it did not. For three reasons: Phil Silvers, Robert Morse and Stef Powers. Don't get me wrong, the movie is dumb. Too much of the mindless slapstick that was de rigeur in Disney films of that time. But Morse and Powers have a real chemistry in the few scenes where they can act together, and BK's pal Silvers does his thing well with some funny asides and obnoxious bravado.
Wally Cox has a small role that could really have been interesting in another studio's hands.