As a talking fish he assists the us navy in hunting german submarines during world war ii. Limpet, which opened yesterday at the astor and other houses, may be cornsingularly unvarnished by originality, style or genuine humor. Limpet remake wants richard linklater mar 15, 2011. The original 1964 comedy starred don knots as a lovable man who turned into a fish while serving in world war ii. Incredible as it sounds, this is an enjoyable film. Apparently scientists are discovering that porpoises are becoming pretty intelligent and they wonder if he has anything to do with it. Limpet 1964, one of the finest family fish stories ever produced in hollywood, was don knottss breakthrough to bigscreen stardom after he made a name for himself as a regular on the andy griffith show. If henry could have one thing it would be to become a fish. The incredible mister limpet, the incredible mr limpet genres. I first saw this movie several years ago it is very entertaining and engaging it is a mustsee for people who are tired of the garbage thats on tv today theres no foul language in this movie no sexual scenes and no violence it is a very good family movie and if. One of those days the movie was the wonderful mr limpet i recognized mr don knotts from the andy griffith show.
At a coney island picnic, sailor stickle jack weston and bessie carole cook are ignoring her husband henry don knotts who wishes his way into the big transformation, in the incredible mr. By the end, he and bessie both realize it is for the. Limpet 1964 arthur lubin on allmovie in this amusing fantasy, a combination of. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the incredible mr. Limpet is a story about the wonders of imagination and. Limpet follows milquetoast henry limpet, who experiences his fondest wish and is. Limpet is obviously budget work that sometimes achieves nice things through clever superimposed animation camera tricks the interesting montages under the sea, etc. Limpet 2006 aquatic life fanatic henry limpet don knotts falls into the sea and transforms into a fish, quickly becoming pals with a. Milquetoast henry limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the incredible mr. To watch the movie we just need to verify you are not a robot.
Limpet 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His friend george stickle is in the navy and lays it on pretty thick. I can remember watching this movie as a child and enjoying it so much that when i finally remembered the name of the movie, i had to see if ebay had it and honestly if anyone would have it ebay would so. Directed by arthur lubin, gerry chiniquy, robert mckimson. Its mid1941 and he would love to join the navy but has been rated 4f. Limpet movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A remake of the 1964 don knotts film classic in turn based on the novel by theodore pratt, the incredible mr. In the 1964 live actionanimation film the incredible mr. Hanging with pal crusty voice of paul frees, transformed human limpet voice of don knotts detects liveaction fishermen and meets flirty. Liveaction and 2d animation combine to tell the story of a man who longs to be a fish after he is classified by the navy as an f4. With don knotts, carole cook, jack weston, andrew duggan. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it.
Mr limpet is pretty incredible, in fact hes so incredible that the navy has a file on him that they locked in 1945 with the aim of never opening it again, but now they need to recall him to active service. I love anything with don knotts, but this calms me at 58 years young this movie is still fun with the y generation. See image of elizabeth macrae, the voice of ladyfish in incredible mr. Limpet, the dvd hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, the incredible mr. Limpet 1964 official trailer don knotts, carole cook movie hd meek and mild mannered bookkeeper henry limpet has few passions in life. Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper henry limpet has few passions in life. While on a visit to coney island, henry falls into the water and miraculously gets his wish. Limpet is a story about the wonders of imagination and the triumph of the spirit. Limpet starring don knotts as a man who is turned into a fish is getting the remake treatment.
Limpet script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring don knotts. The whole movie feels like an extended fishfetish riff on the time enough at last episode of the twilight zone but somehow is more boring than weird. Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, the incredible mr. Liveaction and 2d animation combine to tell the story of a man who longs to be a fish after he is classified by the navy as an f4 too small and too weak to be a soldier.
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