The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1963)

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The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1963)
Topic Started: Jul 11 2009, 06:48 AM (56 Views)
Laughing Gravy	Jul 11 2009, 06:48 AM Post #1
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,070 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Don Knotts is Henry Limpet, a milquetoast bookkeeper who wishes he were a fish, falls into the water at Coney Island on a warm September day in 1941, and turns into a limpetfish, a fairly rare species of fish that looks like Don Knotts wearing pince-nez. He meets a lady fish (whom he names "Ladyfish") and, when WWII comes to America, becomes a submarine spotter. Meanwhile, Navy buddies Andrew Duggan and Jack Weston try 'n' figure out how to deal with a fish who's an effective U-Boat spotter. Harmless family film that was a fave of mine when I was a kid. The animated sequences were directed by Bob McKimson and created by the last remnants of the classic Termite Terrace crew. Catchy but nondescript songs by Sammy Fain. The DVD is really nice, with a lot of bonus material, including the daffy trailer starring Arthur Godfrey(!), who isn't in the picture. I really loved a 10 minute promotional short called "Weekend at Weeki Wachee", which details how Warners flew 250 reporters and critics to Florida for the underwater premiere of the film. Good old-fashioned showmanship; the film concludes with several of the critics raving about the brilliant movie. Well, YEAH... Fly me to Florida, wine & dine me, let me meet a bunch of film stars and stay in a luxury hotel for a couple of days, and I'll rave about FIRED UP! if ya want me to. As this was our FNF movie for the Animation Fest-O-Rama, I told our guests they could choose the short cartoons. Here's what we ended up watching: Feed the Kitty (one of my faves; a big dog adopts an adorable kitty) Roadrunner & Coyote in “Guided Muscle” Fractured Fairy Tale: "Rapunzel" Porky & Sylvester in “Jumping Jupiter” Daffy & Porky in “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century” Tweety in “No Barking” Sylvester & Tweety in “Birds Anonymous” (a spoof on AA that was hilarious)



CliffClaven	Jul 13 2009, 09:46 AM Post #2
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 231 Group: Members Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2009	Can't recall the titles, but there are two very funny sequels to Feed the Kitty. In the first, the dog tries to convince the humans that his tiny buddy is an effective mouser -- when in fact the mice use the innocent kitten to tow wagons of loot from the fridge. This is on one of the Golden Collections. In the second, Claude Cat joins the household. Claude keeps trying to throw the kitten outside, the dog keeps getting into the house to grab Claude by the neck and punch his face at jackhammer speed. At one point the lady of the house is swatting the dog's head with a broom while he's thus employed. He finally pauses and looks at his owner with an expression of confused innocence. He delivers one more punch and gets one more swat of the broom. Then, in real-dog fashion, he makes of show of just now realizing he's doing something bad. This one, sadly, is not on DVD to my knowledge. I do recall another titled "Cat Feud," set on a construction site with the dog, the kitten and another cat determined to swipe the dog's lunch. It's okay, but it's in a totally different style and not quite as fun.



Laughing Gravy	Jul 13 2009, 09:56 AM Post #3
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,070 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Thank you! I had no idea there were sequels. And the IMDB is good for SOMETHING. The followups: Kiss Me Cat (1953, and I love that title!) is on Golden Collection 4. Feline Frame Up (1954) Cat Feud (1958) Also on Golden #4


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