In the 1964 live actionanimation film the incredible mr. If so, chances are good youve yet to discover the incredible mr. Limpet remake wants richard linklater mar 15, 2011. A description of tropes appearing in incredible mr. Arguably a cult film among baby boomers, this delightful comedyfantasy tells the story of a nervous little brooklyn bookkeeper who has an overwhelming love for fish. Limpet 48 star american flag production backgroundid. Limpet is a story about the wonders of imagination. Identification of item, folder title, box number, the incredible mr. Cinematography harold stine production designer maurice noble, hawley pratt. It is about a man named henry limpet who turns into a talking fish resembling a tilefish and helps the u. Limpet henpecked and miserable accountant henry limpet knotts wants to change his life and be somebody. After rejection by the navy, he actually becomes a fish through the miracle of animation, meets a snail who shows him the underwater ropes, falls in love with a lady fish, and becomes a real war hero.
During world war ii, knotts is mildmannered, spectaclesporting bookkeeper henry limpet. Today, limpets a delight for its effective mixing of animation and liveaction scenes into a coherent whole. Starring the irrepressible don knotts, this 1964 family feature combines live land action and animated undersea sequences with delightful results. Limpet now also appears in the background in the disney california adventure and magic kingdom the little mermaid ride he also appears in an episode of the sylvester and tweety mysteries. Magoolike vision becomes despondent and falls off a coney island pier while strolling with his wife bessie cook.
Limpet official trailer incredible as it sounds, this is an enjoyable film. Directed by arthur lubin, gerry chiniquy, robert mckimson. Starring don knotts, carole cook, jack weston, andrew duggan. The live action was directed by arthur lubin, while the.
It is a true classic, no matter how you define that. Limpet has grown in stature over the years, in large part due to the fondness its original target audience felt for it as they grew older. His friend george stickle is in the navy and lays it on pretty thick. The animation is worthy of the saturday mornings of my childhood. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. With don knotts, carole cook, jack weston, andrew duggan. As a talking fish he assists the us navy in hunting german submarines. Unable to enlist in the war effort against germany, limpet with his mr. 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 you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will. Limpet is a very handsome disc designed for kids and nostalgic adults like savant. Limpet pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the incredible mr.
After rejection by the navy, he actually becomes a fish through. The twosided disc has flat and widescreen versions, and both are colorful and virtually flawless. Limpet the 1964 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. What jim carrey couldve looked like in the incredible mr. Limpet, the 1964 arthur lubin animated cartoonlive action family world war ii navy fantasy comedy. Limpet 1964 article 2282 by dave sindelar viewing date. Scope and contents this collection includes pre and postproduction materials for the film the incredible mr. See more ideas about the incredibles, don knotts and movies. Limpet, don knotts plays henry limpet, a fervently patriotic but laughably unhealthy accountant whose bad eyesight and poor balance keep him from enlisting in the navy.
Limpet seem like a good fit for a fifteen or twentyminute short feature. An original 1964 australian fullcolour lithographed vintage onesheet movie poster of. Don knotts, carole cook, jack weston, andrew duggan, larry keating, elizabeth macrae show embed code. So instead, limpet loses himself in the world of his fish and in his fantasies of one day becoming one of them he.
Limpet is a bit of a strange kettle of fish sorry, i could not resist that one. I have just modified one external link on the incredible mr. Movie classic separate text editing don arneson color color. Hanging with pal crusty voice of paul frees, transformed human limpet voice of don knotts detects liveaction fishermen and meets flirty ladyfish voice of elizabeth macrae in warner bros. Limpet is a 1964 american liveactionanimated comedy film from warner bros. Limpet 1964 g 03281964 us comedy, family, fantasy, science fiction 1h 39m user score. Milquetoast henry limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. Below that is a grainy copy of the incredible song i wish i were a fish, by don knotts. It is one of the few war movies that are a hybrid of live action and animation.
The live action is reminiscent of the postpoppins disney doldrums. As a talking fish he assists the us navy in hunting german submarines during world war ii. Incredible egg finger family, mr incredible and the family in the egg. A little over a decade ago, jim carrey in living color was sought after for the remake of the 1964 american liveactionanimated film, the incredible mr. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Directed by 5 writing credits 5 cast 46 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 5 second unit director or assistant director 3.
Knotts is a nervous little brooklyn bookkeeper who is excessively fond of fish. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Its mid1941 and he would love to join the navy but has been rated 4f. The original 1964 comedy starred don knots as a lovable man who turned into a fish while serving in world war ii. Limpet 1964 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. He even wears pincenez glasses although theyre not pincenez when hes human. Limpet pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Limpet full movie stream free download the incredible mr.
Incredible vintage toy commercial 2018 incredible egg finger family, mr incredible and the family in the egg. Limpet production material collection, special collections and university archives, library and information access, san diego state university. Generally dismissed upon its initial release, the incredible mr. If henry could have one thing it would be to become a fish. I smiled at the dumber stuff and was pulled into the same emotional state as back in 1964. A liveactionanimated world war ii comedy from 1964, about a nebbish bookkeeper named henry. Limpet 1964 directed by arthur lubin genres comedy subgenres fantasy.
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