Cabin Boy is a 1994 American fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Resnick and co-produced by Tim Burton, which starred comedian Chris Elliott. Elliott co-wrote the film with Resnick. Both Elliott and Resnick worked for Late Night with David Letterman in the 1980s, as well as co-creating the Fox sitcom Get a Life in the early 1990s.The project was originally to be directed by Burton, who had contacted Elliott after seeing Get a Life. Resnick took over after Burton was offered to direct the film Ed Wood.