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| Title: | Operation Petticoat |
| Studio: | Republic Home Video |
| Format: | DVD |
| Rated: | NR |
| Reviewed By: | Frank Fogg |
| Review Date: | May, 2003 |
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Featuring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis, Operation Petticoat
is one of a series of movies Cary Grant made during the 1950's. In this episode,
the crew of an American submarine tries to leave the Philippines at the start
of the Second World War with their battle-scarred submarine to reach a friendly
port. Fighting both the Japanese and a lack of spare parts, the boat gets unexpected
help when Lt. Holden (Tony Curtis) reports aboard as a replacement member of
the crew.
Lt.
Holden uses a variety of maneuvers to obtain the parts the ship needs to sail,
landing him in hot water with just about everybody . Landing along the coast
of the Philippines, the crew takes on some unexpected passengers; Army nurses
that have been left behind by a transport plane. From this point on, unexpected
and wacky things start happening.
The only disappointment with this video is the lack of special features on the
DVD. You pretty much get the movie and that's it. It might have been nicer had
there been some biographies of the stars or additional information about the
movie.
The variety of events that Lt Holden gets himself and the crew in make this
movie pretty funny. Although not rated, the content of this movie makes it a
family movie appropriate for children of all ages. Long on story, but short
on historical accuracy, the submarine scenes in this movie are interesting to
watch with a set similar to an actual U.S. submarine. At least you can sit around
the house and watch this one with the kids.
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