Captain Ron Is Real. He Was 'Florida Man' Waiting To Happen

Inspiration for the Character Actually Drove a Trawler

Martin Short was orginally cast to play Captain Ron Rico and Kurt Russell was to play Martin Harvey. They swapped roles.

Cruising World magazine took a lot of shit lately for having named “All Is Lost” as one of the best sailing movies of all time. To its credit, “Captain Ron” also made the top-ten list.