The Boatniks (1970)

07/01/1970Comedy, Family1h 39m
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MAN THE LAFFBOATS!

Overview

Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Robert Morse

    Ensign Garland

  2. Cast 1

    Stefanie Powers

    Kate

  3. Cast 1

    Phil Silvers

    Harry Simmons

  4. Cast 1

    Norman Fell

    Max

  5. Cast 1

    Mickey Shaughnessy

    Charlie

  6. Cast 1

    Wally Cox

    Jason

  7. Cast 1

    Don Ameche

    Commander Taylor

  8. Cast 1

    Joey Forman

    Lt. Jordan

  9. Cast 1

    Vito Scotti

    Pepe Galindo

I enjoyed this, possibly Disney's best live-action work since the mid-1960s. <em>'The Boatniks'</em> captured my attention from start-to-finish, it never drags once thanks to a fun premise and a nicely chosen cast. I was wondering at the beginning how they were gonna connect the two plots together, thankfully they do a fine job at keeping things fresh and amusing. Robert Morse (Garland) and Stefanie Powers (Kate) team up very effectively, I really bought into how they progress together. Away from those two, you have Phil Silvers (Harry), Norman Fell (Max) and Mickey Shaughnessy (Charlie)...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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