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Horror \u2018reinterpretation\u2019 of Steamboat Willie Screamboat has landed in cinemas (Picture: Sklae Lorand\/Signature Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Screamboat, the horror spin on Steamboat Willie<\/a> \u2013 the short which introduced Walt Disney<\/a>\u2019s Mickey Mouse in 1928 \u2013 is somehow both really quite awful and oddly irresistible at the same time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the first film to capitalise on the copyright to older versions of Disney characters expiring by putting them in slasher flicks<\/a> and drenching them in blood; The Mouse Trap<\/a> even beat it to take the first nibble out of Mickey\u2019s legacy<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

But there is a weirdly undeniable charm to the shlockiness of Screamboat, especially when writer-director Steven LaMorte is peppering the audience with constant Disney references, both of the cheap-and-easy variety and some which are a little cleverer.<\/p>\n

The action takes place on the Staten Island Ferry out of New York City late one night, on a rickety boat dating from the 1920s and called, fittingly for those who know, Mortimer.<\/p>\n

However, what the boatload of commuters \u2013 which also includes a group of five obnoxious party girls dressed as Disney princesses \u2013 don\u2019t know is that there is a flesh-eating rodent onboard, merrily whistling as he picks off passengers one by one in gruesome ways.<\/p>\n

The audience has already seen him rip off the nose of a worker, whose colleague promptly slips on it on the floor before Willie (David Howard Thornton) menaces her. It\u2019s a good introduction to the gore, silliness and questionable quality of this movie.<\/p>\n

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data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246052155-0985.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Terrifier actor David Howard Thornton plays this nightmarish version of Mickey (Picture: Sklae Lorand\/Signature Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thornton is already known to horror heads as <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/31\/sequel-gruesome-horror-films-made-cinemagoers-vomit-will-answer-this-glaring-question-22471714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise<\/a>, but this time he\u2019s dressed in a rangy, furred mouse costume \u2013 complete with those iconic round ears \u2013 and Mickey\u2019s big shoes and shorts.<\/p>\n<p>He gives a jaunty performance, relying on grunts, whistles and mutterings over speech, as he busies himself on his murderous rampage. The film takes far too long between the incidents, the blood-thirsty and inventive nature of which are Screamboat\u2019s highlights.<\/p>\n<p>One passenger, dressed as a Times Square version of the Statue of Liberty, is killed after Willie pushes his torch through his skull, while various officials are bumped off by being burned alive, fed into a propeller, impaled and decapitated.<\/p>\n<p>While Thornton\u2019s Willie has quite a moment standing on the body of the headless driver, whistling as he spins the wheel in the blood-spattered room, it\u2019s nothing compared to when his shenanigans lead to a man\u2019s penis being chopped off mid-fellatio by his girlfriend\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"271\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22839130 lazyload\" alt=\"Screamboat\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246052154-7b71.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The film is shlocky but its shocking gore is one of its strongest elements (Picture: Sklae Lorand\/Signature Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Said bloody penis is then carefully wrapped up and taken by Willie to use on another unsuspecting victim in a later scene, in a sequence of events I truly didn\u2019t anticipate seeing when I sat down for this horror parody.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the level of acting in Screamboat outside Thornton \u2013 who can do pretty much whatever he wants as Willie anyway \u2013 is okay at best.<\/p>\n<p>Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey makes a cameo and easily provides the most convincing acting in the whole piece, although his brother Jesse as reluctant captain Pete \u2013 a main character \u2013 is decent enough. Others waver quite wildly depending on the dialogue\u2019s serviceability and current scenario.<\/p>\n<p>The same sadly can also be said of Screamboat\u2019s poor lighting which really lets it down in the final act of the movie, when camerawork has already been shaky in places. And while it\u2019s admirable to simply used forced perspective and separate shots to film Thornton\u2019s scenes as Willie, it really shows because there\u2019s no clear indication of his size for a long old while \u2013 and then it doesn\u2019t even seem consistent either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"253\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22839123 lazyload\" alt=\"Screamboat\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246052232-5434.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Screamboat sees Willie terrorising a ferry from Staten Island, with passengers forced to fight for their lives and other appendages (Picture: Sklae Lorand\/Signature Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the flashes of quality \u2013 like the gore, like some of the more knowing Disney jokes \u2013 do still provide a good time. And the embracing of Willie\u2019s cartoon background, both literally in one sequence and when Willie takes a shine to Allison Pittel\u2019s passenger Serena, give more of that.<\/p>\n<p>Screamboat is basically exactly what you think it is, a goofy and gruesome knock-off, and it\u2019s winning no awards. However, if that\u2019s the kind of entertainment you want then this will scratch that itch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Screamboat is in Vue cinemas in the UK \u2013 and showing in the US \u2013 now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horror \u2018reinterpretation\u2019 of Steamboat Willie Screamboat has landed in cinemas (Picture: Sklae Lorand\/Signature Entertainment) Screamboat, the horror spin on Steamboat Willie \u2013 the short which introduced Walt Disney\u2019s Mickey Mouse in 1928 \u2013 is somehow both really quite awful and oddly irresistible at the same time. 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