Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)
Directed by Byron Paul
Genres - Action, Adventure, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Comedy, Romantic Adventure |
Release Date - Jul 29, 1966 (USA - Unknown), Jul 29, 1966 (USA) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
Dick Van Dyke stars as U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Robinson Crusoe in one of Disney's weakest comedies. Like in the Daniel Defoe story, Crusoe finds himself alone on a deserted island, but this time he arrives there after ejecting from his disabled plane on a mission in the South Pacific. He befriends a chimp who is part of the space program and long thought to be lost at sea. Soon he meets his girl Wednesday (Nancy Kwan), and the duo is chased by her tribal chieftain father (Akim Tamiroff) who wants his daughter to marry Crusoe. Only the popularity of Dick Van Dyke from his television show and his wonderful performance in Mary Poppins could attribute for the $8 million this misfire brought in at the box office. The highlights of the feature are the special effects.
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island, stranded, plane-crash, chimpanzee, girl, marriage, tribe, high-seas, romance