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Onionhead

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A Coast Guard cook becomes involved in a variety of high-seas misadventures with his commanding officer's fiancee.
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John Bustin Austin American-Statesman 03/23/2022
This latest Andy Griffith outing is a particular disappointment, but no matter when it had come, it would have been just as disappointing. For as comedy, Onionhead is generally about as funny as a crutch and certainly no more inspired. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/21/2012
C
Andy Griffith and the other actors are decent, but the film is verbose, overlong, and lacks sufficient humor to qualify as comedy. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/11/2010
C
Can only achieve sentimental drivel and very little comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 07/18/2018 Onionhead is a disappointing film. It is about a struggling college student decides to join the Coast Guard in 1941. Andy Griffith and Walter Matthau give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Norman Taurog did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more s r @ScottR 10/02/2015 This one couldn't make up its mind as to if it were funny or serious. I fault the direction. See more 06/06/2014 Tries to be funny. Griffith falls flat. See more 05/25/2014 a mix of 'no time for sargeants' and 'a face in the crowd' See more 07/19/2012 Andy Griffith plays a much more complex character than that of Will Stockdale in No Time for Sergeants and Felica Farr is quite enticing as Stella. See more 11/16/2011 Without any doubt, Andy Griffith suffers the big TV hangover when it comes to his career beyond Mayberry. He's a much under-appreciated actor to be sure. He and Walter Matthau drinking together and "debating" the cinnamon roll problem makes seeing this one a must all by itself. Don't listen to the negative critics; see this one. See more Read all reviews
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Norman Taurog

Director

Andy Griffith

Alvin "Al" Woods

Felicia Farr

Stella Papparonis

Walter Matthau

"Red" Wildoe

Erin O'Brien

Josephine 'Jo' Hill

Joe Mantell

Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Coast Guard cook becomes involved in a variety of high-seas misadventures with his commanding officer's fiancee.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
Jules Schermer
Screenwriter
Nelson Gidding
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 50m
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