I recall seeing the movie at the drive in with mom and dad... Most memorable, for some reason, was Stubb, in his knit sweater and Scottish hat, holding a mug of beer and forcing Ishmael to agree to the blasphemy of “We own the seas” before he would allow Ishmael to sail with them.
I didn’t really get it though, I was just a kid...
Also I recall being sad when Ahab’s black cabin boy from Alabama was killed... He didn’t hurt anyone...
And the crazy old Scottish dude running the sign up office... “DO YE MAKE SPORT O’ ME, LAD?!!!”
Also the dudes raising rigging, singing a rhythmic chant that directed their pulls on the ropes... Those guys had to have been re-enactors from New England that had been brought in just for authenticity... There were about six, and the boss/lead singer had an eye patch. These days they might be on YouTube.
But especially the part with Stubb... I’d forgotten his name, of course, but there was something up with that guy... Maybe I picked up a vibe from my mom or something...
The whale hunting scenes were filmed near the Azore Islands. The islanders still hunted whale with hand thrown harpoons in open boats.