Operation petticoat 1959 directed by blake edwards genres. It was the basis for a television series in 1977 starring john astin in grants role. All the ingredients are there but the script and direction keep the show within the. Operation petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs. Cary grant and tony curtis are excellent, and the film is directed by blake edwards with a. Jul 21, 2014 operation petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs. Even so, grant shines throughout, holding the entire picture on his robust. Operation petticoat 1959 official trailer, organic. Before directing breakfast at tiffanys and the pink panther films, director blake. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. He owned a piece of the action and according to the guiness book of world records, the film made him the highest paid actor in the business at the time of the film s release. In order to properly appreciate blake edwards operation petticoat, or understand why it has endured in. I tried to imagine for a moment how would a modern remake of operation petticoat look and i shivered with horror.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Holden manages to get some red and white lead primer paint, but does not have enough of either to prime the entire hull. A sailor goes out on the luau covered deck to get his guitar, during an air raid. He was the first commander of the submarine in 1941.
Directed by blake edwards wellknown for the pink panther series, breakfast at tiffanys, the great race, 10, victorvictoria, and many others, this is an expertlyexecuted comedy with plenty of visual humor as well a boatload of dry wisecracks and suggestive innuendo for the veteran cast to exploit, seemingly presaging the early 1960s sex comedies. Operation petticoat, blake edwardss slick, often funny military comedy, starring. Rent operation petticoat 1959 starring cary grant and tony curtis on dvd and bluray. It was considered a trendsetting film at the time and was one of the years biggest boxoffice hits. The film tells in flashback form the misadventures of a fictional american submarine, the uss sea tiger, during the opening days of world war ii. Operation petticoat wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Doris day was a hugely popular film songstress of the 1950s and 60s. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Operation petticoat is a 1959 comedy film directed by blake edwards, and starring cary grant and tony curtis. I like this film, but i have seen it three times over the last 25 or 30 years and that is probably enough. Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film in eastmancolor from universalinternational. Uss sea tiger is brandnew commissioned in 1940, according to sherman, but is badly damaged sunk, if you want to be specific by the air raid on cavite.
Olive films releases one of the funniest films of the 50s, operation petticoat on bluray and dvd july 1 st directed by blake edwards pink panther, victor victoria and released in 1959, screen legends cary grant father goose and tony curtis some like it hot ship out for laughs and adventure in one of the most hilarious naval comedies to ever hit the high seas. Robert wises world war ii drama desert rats comes to dvd with a standard fullframe. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. This is operation petticoat by igor golovkov on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With cary grant, tony curtis, joan obrien, dina merrill. Operation petticoat was one of the biggest commercial and critical hits that cary grant had in hollywood. Operation petticoat 1959 is a world war ii comedy, romance movie starring cary grant and tony curtis.
Grant gives a very witty performance as a man who is both exasperated by the situation he is in, having to adjust his masculinity to. Soon, she was a successful singer, and made the jump to acting. Operation petticoat screen legends cary grant father goose and tony curtis some life it hot ship out for laughs and adventure in one of the most hilarious comedies to ever hit the high seas. While i think operation petticoat has a number of issues its too long, overstuffed, and rather buttoned down i still respect as it a piece of cinematic history. Cary grant and tony curtis are excellent, and the film is directed by blake edwards with a slambang. Operation petticoat 1959 cinema film, movie scenes. Best writing, story and screenplay written directly for the screen. Operation petticoat was a hit with audiences and critics. Tony started wearing his pineapple shirt while shooting the classic film operation petticoat. Operation petticoat brings tony curtis and his idol, cary grant, together for a very funny film directed by blake edwards. 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. Operation petticoat 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gavin macleod of the love boat and mchales navy, marion ross of happy.
For the rest of the movie, she is literally held together with duct tape, using scavenged drain pipes, car parts, and womens underwear to juryrig temporary repairs until such time as they can get her. Operation petticoat by blake edwards blake edwards, cary grant. One of my alltime favorite comedies, operation petticoat starring cary grant. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 56 produced by 1 music by 2. Operation petticoat is not an anythinggoes service comedy on the order of operation mad ball, in which doofus officers are snookered by miscreant, oversexed sgt. The art of doing such gentle and optimistic comedies seems to be somehow lost, as there is very few of them in recent times i can think only of while you were sleeping. The film s biggest laugh line is his perplexed announcement, we sunk a truck. Operation petticoat surfaces on bluray july 1 from olive. Operation headstart 1959 us air force strategic air command 14min. Cary grant in operation petticoat 1959 tony curtis in operation petticoat 1959 operation. Katharine hepburn, montgomery clift, national box office survey, on the beach, operation petticoat, solomon and sheba, suddenly last summer. The film tells in flashback form the misadventures of a fictional american submarine, the uss sea tiger, during the opening days of world war ii other members of the cast include several.
At the end, one of cdr holdens sons clearly says hi, mr. Complete us box office charts weekbyweek from variety magazine are available here. The decommissioning of the submarine sea tiger, brings back bittersweet memories for rear admiral matt sherman. Perhaps her most memorable appearance was in blake edwards operation. It follows a man in middle age who becomes infatuated with a young woman whom he has never met, leading to a. Operation petticoat approved 2h 4min comedy, romance, war 18 december 1959 japan during world war ii, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit and pink submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free movies in full length duration. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, however should you have any questions, we are still contactable via our contact page or phone number during this.
He lays down while a zero strafes the deck hitting his guitar, which goes flying into the air toward the camera and lands about 10 feet from the sailor. In about half the films she ever made, it appeared that joan played a nurse. The film shifts to a new level of humor as the officers and crew try to cope with living in close quarters with five attractive women in their midst. Were currently taking a long overdue break and therefore will be unable to ship any orders until the 4th of january 2020. Operation petticoat 1960 s rerelease australian 3 sheet. During world war ii, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit and pink submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses. Still, on the strength of grant and colead tony curtis, edwards film remains a diverting enough escape from reality. List of all cary grant movies including most successful and top grossing as well as worst films. Operation petticoat 1959 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Cinema film film movie tv quotes movie quotes jennifer grant holly would dyan cannon tony curtis cary grant.
Coming right after north by northwest it could well be. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing operation petticoat near you. Rent operation petticoat 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. And who can forget how they are saved from friendly fire at the climax of the film.
Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film in eastmancolor. Box office madness the worlds biggest box office database. It has 1960s attitudes about women, aging, foreigners and sex, but then again, its a product of its time. Curtis, of course, does a great cary grant impression in some like it hot, and working with grant was a dream come true for the 34yearold actor. Joan obrien began her showbiz career while she was in high school, on a local tv music show in california with tennessee ernie ford. With americas entry into the second world war cary grants submarine is bombed by the japanese and he has to get it back afloat to take part in the great retreat. See more ideas about cary grant, tony curtis and classic movies. There never really was a full length feature film of the classic tv show, petticoat junction, but the first four episodes of the series were all related so i remastered them into a single uncut movie. Palm springs celebrating 75 years hollywood celebrities call palm springs home.
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