The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Jameson Brewer (screenplay) &
John C. Rose (screenplay) ...

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 | U.S. Navy | German | Shark

Cast

  (Complete credited 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)

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:

The United States Destroyer used in the film was the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) which was commissioned in November 23, 1944. It served in World War II and the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1971. It was sunk as a target in 1979.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Henry's wife and friend are trying to save him, several people have gathered to watch the action. A young woman in this small crowd has a 1960s "flip" hairdo, yet it had been established earlier that the story takes place during World War II.

Quotes:

Henry Limpet: Do you suppose that we could just be more or less friends?
Ladyfish: Friends? But wouldn't that be more or less nothing, Limpet?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Green Acres: Das Lumpen (#3.10)" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Deep Rapture

Harmless and silly fantasy...

1st watched 6/28/2009 - 4 out of 10 (Dir-Arthur Lubin): Harmless and silly fantasy about a man who turns into a fish and accomplishes more in this state than as a human. Don Knotts, plays Mr. Limpet -- the weakly accountant who pays more attention to his fishtank than anything else in life, including his wife, and dreams of becoming a fish. On a trip to Coney Island, he falls into the water and magically becomes one through the power of animation -- with glasses and all!! As a human he wanted to be in the navy but couldn't because of his health, so as a fish he uses his ability to see Nazi subs underwater and his loud sonar-like acquired voice to help the U.S. military. Kind of fishy, huh?? Well, anyway the navy uses his services and along with silly songs and OK animation we get another fish out of water tale,, ha!! ha!! But seriously, this is a likable enough story but Knott's comic abilities are not used and the story is pretty silly even for kids. Nice attempt, but just falls short.