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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936279665
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 02, 2005
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 23964
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: July 01, 1970
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Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, and Phil Silvers set sail for laughs with an all-star cast and crew, now on Disney DVD! The comedy never runs aground when the Coast Guard's cockeyed Ensign Garland (Morse) takes command. It's sink or swim as the accident-prone ensign goes overboard for Kate (Powers), steams after a trio of naughty nautical jewel thieves, and navigates the wake of mishap after mishap on one of the funniest waterways ever. Come aboard for a pleasure cruise of classic Disney clowning that's awash with fun from ship to shore!
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'Man the Laffboats' reads the original 1970 cover of Disney’s classic whodunnit film comedy, a seaside shenanigan starring an accident-prone ensign and a trio of bumbling jewel thieves. Robert Morse (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) plays Coast Guard Ensign Thomas Garland, an earnest public servant trying to live under the towering shadow of his late father while convinced he’s jinxed since he can barely control the chaotic waters of Newport harbor. In the middle of the nautical madness come Harry (Phil Silvers), Max (Norman Fell), and Charlie (Mickey Shaughnessy), low-grade criminals trying to recover a picnic basket of stolen jewels that was accidentally dropped into the bay. Canoes, catamarans, and submarines cavort within the simple storyline, which allows ample opportunity for the talented supporting cast to set sail into the spotlight including Stefanie Powers (playing smart, sincere Kate Fairchild), and Don Ameche (Commander Taylor). Plenty of sea-faring slapstick will keep all ages suitably entertained and even when the gags occasionally run aground, Disney stays the course with a predictably happy ending awash in wedding bells. (G-rated) --Lynn Gibson
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A very funny Disney movie, if you like boats...
This is a very funny movie for anyone who has a boat. Although a bit dated, it is very entertaining.
Rating:  - Just not very funny
Thomas Garland (Robert Morse)is the son of a World War two naval hero who gets his first Coast Guard command in Newport,California where he soon demonstrates a strong streak of accident prone-ness .Setting out to rescue a stranded rowboat ,he needs has to be rescued himself and put him behind the wheel of a car and fender benders are the least of your worries etc.He attracts the disapprobation of his Commanding officer (Don Ameche) an old friend of his fathers .He does however meet and fall in love with the beautiful boat rental boss Kate Fairchild (Stefanie Powers )
He becomes embroiled with a trio of jewel thieves trying to escape to Mexico with their ill gotten gains -these are played ,broadly and without subtlety ,by Phil Silvers ,Micky Shaugnessey and Norman Fell
The problem is that while attractively shot and professionally made the picture is simply not funny and the antics of the thieves as they struggle to master sailing techniques and a mini-submarine as well as seeking to dredge up their loot from a picnic basket at the bottom of the ocean are simply tedious .Norman Tokar was a good director of Disney live action comedies but here was not firm enough to rein in Silver's mugging which scuppers the movie badly
Morse and Powers are likeaBle and Wally Cox is good value in a cameo as a philandering Hugh Heffner type in a pemanently moored party boat
Disney did this sort of thing well at times but this is a rare misfire from them
Rating:  - Excellent Family Film
I first saw this movie as a child and have been looking for it on DVD for several years so I could share it with my children. It's just great clean family entertainment.
Rating:  - Par Sundberg (Tommy from Pippi Longstocking) reappears
Trivia...
When the children are on the boat the toothy towhead (blonde) looks like none othr than Par Sundberg (Tommy - Annika's brother) from the Pippi Longstocking series.
Rating: - Good clean comedy
STORY: A seasoned Coast Guard Lt. Jordan (Joey Forman) is transferring out of one of the craziest, most crowded recreational harbors in the US coastlines, Newport Beach Harbor, California. Robert Morse stars his bumbling new replacement, Coast Guard Ensign Thomas Garland. This wacky movie is about the trials and tribulations faced by those rescuers at sea that must save the amateur weekend boaters (beatniks) from themselves. The great Don Ameche stars as the tough area Commander who served with Garland's father, a famous Admiral, so he has high expectations of Garland Jr. On the other hand Garland feels that he is jinxed to live in his father's shadow, contributing to his bad luck. Kate (Stefanie Powers) runs a local boat rental and sailing school. After rescuing him from his own wreck, she gets romantically involved with the Ensign as they must join forces to catch some jewel thieves. Phil Silvers, Mickey Shaugnessy, and Norman Fellstar as the 3 bumbling jewel thieves on the run from the police.
BEHIND THE SCENES: The movie promotional poster at the time said, "Here comes those marina madcaps who go down to the sea every weekend ...down, and down, and down, and down, and down". This movie is simply loaded with visual sight gags and slapstick comedy. During the opening credits alone there are 4 funny mishaps and rescues. Bob Haskins as Chief Walsh. Chiyoko Kuni as the Japanese geisha, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Tom Lowell, Vito Scotti, Sammy Jackson, Joe Ross, Judy Jordan, Al Lewis. Kelly ... Read More
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