The Incredible Mr. Limpet Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan
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- DVD Release Date: 11/03/2009
- Original Release: 1964
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- Sales Rank: 14,977
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Features
Closed Caption; Introduction by Don Knotts; Vintage documentary - Weekend at Weeki Wachee; Henry Limpet's Fishtank; Get in the Swim with Henry Challenge; Theatrical trailer
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Disc #1, Side A -- The Incredible Mr. Limpet - Full Screen
1. Credits [2:06]
2. Top Secret File [2:50]
3. "Everbody Can't be a Hero" [4:12]
4. George for Dinner [1:49]
5. His Fish World [3:21]
6. I Wish I Were a Fish [2:03]
7. Loose Lips Sink Subways [2:08]
8. Limpet Overboard [3:00]
9. Fish with Glasses [2:19]
10. Be Careful How You Wish [2:28]
11. Perils - and a Pal [4:57]
12. Unique Specimen [3:17]
13. Ladyfish [3:09]
14. Deep Rapture [2:52]
15. A Nazi Sub [3:15]
16. War! [1:42]
17. Helped to a Direct Hit [3:30]
18. Bring Me Stickle [4:05]
19. Sounds Familiar [3:57]
20. Face to Fin [4:26]
21. Secret Weapon Activated [3:45]
22. Driving the Nazis Nuts [3:12]
23. Lt. Henry Limpet [5:01]
24. Fishy to Bessie [2:19]
25. Super Doodle Dandy [2:58]
26. To Henry's Rescue [5:30]
27. Torpedoes Rerouted [5:47]
28. Back to Ladyfish [2:15]
29. Coney Island Farewell [3:56]
30. Thank You, Henry Limpet [1:38]
31. End Credits [1:04]
Disc #1, Side B -- The Incredible Mr. Limpet - Widescreen
1. Credits [2:06]
2. Top Secret File [2:50]
3. "Everbody Can't be a Hero" [4:12]
4. George for Dinner [1:49]
5. His Fish World [3:21]
6. I Wish I Were a Fish [2:03]
7. Loose Lips Sink Subways [2:08]
8. Limpet Overboard [3:00]
9. Fish with Glasses [2:19]
10. Be Careful How You Wish [2:28]
11. Perils - and a Pal [4:57]
12. Unique Specimen [3:17]
13. Ladyfish [3:09]
14. Deep Rapture [2:52]
15. A Nazi Sub [3:15]
16. War! [1:42]
17. Helped to a Direct Hit [3:30]
18. Bring Me Stickle [4:05]
19. Sounds Familiar [3:57]
20. Face to Fin [4:26]
21. Secret Weapon Activated [3:45]
22. Driving the Nazis Nuts [3:12]
23. Lt. Henry Limpet [5:01]
24. Fishy to Bessie [2:19]
25. Super Doodle Dandy [2:58]
26. To Henry's Rescue [5:30]
27. Torpedoes Rerouted [5:47]
28. Back to Ladyfish [2:15]
29. Coney Island Farewell [3:56]
30. Thank You, Henry Limpet [1:38]
31. End Credits [1:04]
Editorial Reviews
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), one of the finest family fish stories ever produced in Hollywood, was Don Knotts's breakthrough to big-screen stardom after he made a name for himself as a regular on the Andy Griffith Show. Today, Limpet's a delight for its effective mixing of animation and live-action scenes into a coherent whole. The story casts Knotts as Henry Limpet, a bespectacled Brooklyn bookkeeper whose various physical shortcomings render him ineligible for the army, just as America's imminent entry into WWII is igniting patriotic fervor across the land. Furthering Henry's diminished sense of self worth is the bond between his brassy bride Bessie (Carole Cook) and best buddy George (Jack Weston) -- a sailor who seems a much better match for Bessie from the get-go. Soon after lamenting to his pet fish, "I wish I were a fish," Henry falls off a Coney Island pier and gets his wish. And what a fish: Henry retains his human intellect, and possesses a unique underwater roar (more a thrummm, actually) that enables him to help locate and destroy Nazi U-boats. Along for this heroic ride are such revered character actors as Andrew Duggan and Larry Keating as the officers who press Limpet into duty, while voice-acting giant Paul Frees (Boris Badenov) delivers some juicy lines as Henry's undersea buddy, Crusty the Crustacean. The Incredible Mr. Limpet falls somewhere between a curio and a classic; under the charming spell of the DVD's gorgeous image, it's tempting to make the case for the latter. Greg Fagan, Barnes & Noble
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