The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Jameson Brewer (screenplay) &
John C. Rose (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 March 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | War | Fantasy

Tagline:

GLUB! The Face That Launched A Thousand Torpedoes!

Plot:

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish...

Plot Keywords:

Fish | Submarine | Husband Wife Relationship | Subway | Flashback

Cast

Don Knotts	...	Henry Limpet
Carole Cook	...	Bessie Limpet
Jack Weston	...	George Stickel
Andrew Duggan	...	Harlock
Larry Keating	...	Adm. P.P. Spewter
Oscar Beregi Jr.	...	Nazi admiral (as Oscar Beregi)
Charles Meredith	...	Fleet Admiral
Elizabeth MacRae	...	Ladyfish (voice)
Paul Frees	...	Crusty (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold	...	Short fisherman (uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Officer at Fleet Admiral's briefing (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Officer at Fleet Admiral's briefing (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur Lubin

Writing credits
Jameson Brewer		(screenplay) &
John C. Rose		(screenplay)
Joe DiMona		(adaptation)
Theodore Pratt		(novel)

Produced by
John C. Rose	....	producer

Original Music by
Frank Perkins		(music composed by)

Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine		(director of photography) (as Harold Stine)

Film Editing by
Donald Tait

Art Direction by
LeRoy Deane

Set Decoration by
William L. Kuehl

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sergei Petschnikoff	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Stanley Jones	....	sound

Animation Department
Gerry Chiniquy	....	associate animation director: special piscatorial effects
Robert McKimson	....	sequence director: special piscatorial effects
Maurice Noble	....	animation production designer: special piscatorial effects
Don Peters	....	background styling: special piscatorial effects
Hawley Pratt	....	animation production designer: special piscatorial effects
Hawley Pratt	....	associate animation director: special piscatorial effects
Bill Tytla	....	supervising animation director: special piscatorial effects (as Vladimir Tytla)
Art Babbitt	....	animator (uncredited)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (uncredited)
Phil Roman	....	animator (uncredited)

Music Department
Harold Adamson	....	composer: songs
Carl Brandt	....	orchestrations
Sammy Fain	....	composer: songs
Frank Perkins	....	conductor

Other crew
John W. Dunn	....	story developer: special piscatorial effects (as John Dunn)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Department of Defense, The  thanks
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• U.S. Navy, The  thanks

Also Known As:

Be Careful How You Wish (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:G (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Approved (Certificate No. 20319)

Filming Locations:

Weeki Wachee, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Larry Keating's final film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As the German U-boats are intercepting the US convoy, the lead U-boat's propellers are not spinning.

Quotes:

Fleet Admiral: Harlock, you've either been drinking or you're suffering from severe combat fatigue.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Venture Bros.: The Incredible Mr. Brisby (#1.4)" (2004)

It is one of those movies that will live on for a long time.

It is a simplistic movie with a kid like charm. But maybe thats its strength. With sooo many movies today exhibiting violence, murder, rape, incest, hatred, etc. when it has to do with families and kids and the studios appearing to forget about movies with a REAL warmth about them (unless it is "politically correct" warmth), i.e. - TOO MANY movies today rewrite history like the Disney animated movies of today to make sure the "harmed parties" are put in a good light and others are put in a "bad light" it is always nice to see a movie that doesn't put on any airs to be genuine.

Don Knotts is a comedic genius and there are NONE like him in Hollywood today. It is sad to say that it appears Hollywood has forgotten what really entertains people, they seem to be focused upon what is sensational and appeals to the lowest form of human attention, meaning death, blood and violence and forgetting about the warmth and love of the past. For this reason this movie is a fantasy that will live forever.