Blake edwards--cowriter. Musical.
Too much singing/dancin--none that memorable
rooney's character is a putz--they went too far.
A bt like A&C but more cruel and unfunny.
I did NOT like "All Ashore" though I noticed a lot of reviews were glowing. For me, I just couldn't stand the characters and the music wasn't especially memorable.
The story is about three sailors on shore leave. Pretty soon, you realize that two of them are complete jerks and spend most of the movie taking advantage of their patsy friend (Mickey Rooney). Again and again, they treat him like dirt, take his money, take his watch and treat him like he's only allowed to be there for what they can get out of him...and yet they say they are his friends. I noticed one reviewer thought it reminded them of two Abbotts and one Costello...which is pretty accurate...except Abbott & Costello's comedies were comedies and you knew it was all in fun. I didn't feel this way about "All Ashore"...as it felt more like an abusive relationship. I know I am not in the majority here.
When you combine this with a few songs too many (none of which were memorable), and it's a film I really had difficulty enjoying. Apart from pretty Technicolor and locations such as Catalina Island, I really had a hard time enjoying the picture and really just wanted to see Rooney's character sock his 'friends' in the nose. Not a pleasant viewing experience because the writers didn't balance the relationships with love or even appreciation. Having his friends REALLY care about their friend would have done a lot to improve the film....but I felt that had kidney transplants been possible back in 1953, they would have sold BOTH of the guys kidneys to finance their shore leave.
