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A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.
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Peter Renaday
- Pilot
- (as P.L. Renoudet)
Richard Deacon
- Survival Manual Narrator
- (uncredited)
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I really liked this movie. I think it was the first Dick Van Dyke movie I can remember seeing. It was hilarious. I highly recommend it for a rollicking good time!
Okay, I'm looking at this thing through the gauze of nostalgia. I haven't seen it all the way through since that long-ago day in 1966 when I bought a ticket at a local movie theater and watched it.
I remember that I laughed throughout this. Dick Van Dyke has always been a favorite of mine and he was in top-form for this film. Richard Deacon ("The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Leave It to Beaver" among other things) provides narration. He had an excellent voice.
I remember that I laughed throughout this. Dick Van Dyke has always been a favorite of mine and he was in top-form for this film. Richard Deacon ("The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Leave It to Beaver" among other things) provides narration. He had an excellent voice.
This movie stars Dick Van Dyke (mary poppins) and Nancy Kwan(flower drum song ) in a cute spoof of the classic story. The story remains the same, it's just a disney movie so expect it to be clean !!as look for women's liberation thoughout the movie!!This movie also features a funny part with a book narrating and the effects upon dick van dyke are funny!!It's short so if you cannot stand the long movies hollywood is making these days , go try this jem!!!
This silly, family-friendly (although a lot more friendly for the teenage boys in the audience) Disney flick is extremely entertaining. In case you're thinking of skipping it, think again. Dick Van Dyke parachutes from his Navy plane and survives on a pint-sized blow-up raft for four days, then he drifts along to an island - finally living up to his name, Robinson Crusoe. His very funny survival manual only gets him so far, but once on dry land, he doesn't seem to need it. What a handy fellow! He builds a bamboo hut, fashions clothing, constructs a sundial, sextant, and calendar system. I would have been perfectly happy if the entire movie showed all his ideas and inventions - but the boys in the audience wouldn't. . .
After a very long time, Dick finally finds footprints in the sand that aren't his own. He investigates an abandoned Japanese submarine and finds - a chimpanzee. After that, he sees more footprints and finally bumps into Nancy Kwan. She shows off far more skin than acting, which is too bad. She had a promising start with The World of Suzie Wong, but within a few years, she was only given "look but don't act" roles. But she does look very cute!
The last part of the movie gets pretty silly, when Nancy's sisters come to the island and start chasing Dick around. The boys will probably wonder why Dick would run away from all those pretty girls, but I was just marveling at how many beautiful girls with great figures came from the same family. If you think you'll like a comic stranded-on-an-island movie, you probably will. Dick Van Dyke is very cute, and he's always very funny in Disney movies.
After a very long time, Dick finally finds footprints in the sand that aren't his own. He investigates an abandoned Japanese submarine and finds - a chimpanzee. After that, he sees more footprints and finally bumps into Nancy Kwan. She shows off far more skin than acting, which is too bad. She had a promising start with The World of Suzie Wong, but within a few years, she was only given "look but don't act" roles. But she does look very cute!
The last part of the movie gets pretty silly, when Nancy's sisters come to the island and start chasing Dick around. The boys will probably wonder why Dick would run away from all those pretty girls, but I was just marveling at how many beautiful girls with great figures came from the same family. If you think you'll like a comic stranded-on-an-island movie, you probably will. Dick Van Dyke is very cute, and he's always very funny in Disney movies.
This is an all time classic Disney flick, and TOTALLY underrated. I used to watch this all night long when I was sick. The humor and silliness of the film always made me feel better. Now, as an adult, I see so much more in the film. Of course you have Dick Van Dyke, who is a comic genius, who steals the show with his physical comedy, but underneath it, the film takes on some serious issues. I've used the film to teach about the women's rights movement in the USA, and even to explain the spread of democratic ideals, and the effect it can have on a society. Really! The most important thing is that this is a wholesome, family fun comedy. It makes hardened teenagers laugh, and I always get comments about how good it is. They always say "I thought it was going to be stupid, but it was really ________ (good, funny, cute, fun, fill in your own positive). High praise indeed! I was frequently told that "The guy from Mary Poppins is funny, but Floyd steals the show!" I absolutely recommend this flick. It is one of the all time best!
Did you know
- TriviaWalt Disney is credited as Retlaw Yensid for the movie's original story. The pseudonym is the name of Walter Disney reversed.
- GoofsThrough the entire movie, Rob had the whistle around his neck, but he lost everything in the raft except his toothbrush. However, there are various pieces that continue to float around him, and it's not until after he has ransacked the sub that the whistle actually makes its first appearance, making it more likely he got the whistle from the sub.
- Quotes
Lt. Robin Crusoe: [Using a home-made bamboo sextant] According... to... my... calculations, I'm somewhere between Elmira, New York, and Muncie, Indiana.
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- Robin Crusoe, der Amazonenhäuptling
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- Gross US & Canada
- $22,565,634
- Runtime
- 1h 50m(110 min)
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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