The Incredible Mr. Limpet

G

Released Jan 18, 1964

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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40%

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10 Reviews

60%

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5,000+ Ratings

Aquatic life fanatic Henry Limpet (Don Knotts) falls into the sea and transforms into a fish, quickly becoming pals with a crab and developing a romantic bond with a fetching female fish. As a human, Henry was passed over for naval service. But now that he's a fish, he seeks out his friend Lt. George Stickel (Jack Weston). Finding him on a small boat in the Atlantic, Henry explains that he can alert sailors when enemy ships are close by, and soon he's helping America win World War II.

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

You know, for kids! Best to repeat that mantra-style if you’re an adult sitting down to watch 1964’s kiddie flick The Incredible Mr. Limpet. [Blu-ray]

Rated: 2/4

Sep 24, 2012

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

The story and characters in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" seem like a good fit for a fifteen or twenty-minute short feature.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 15, 2012

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Classic, silly Don Knotts fish-in-water fantasy.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 18, 2010

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Lame, yes. But it gave Don Knotts his first dive into movie stardom.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 18, 2008

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Jan 10, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Dec 18, 2004

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Shae M

How is this movie even legal? First of all, who is this George guy who randomly comes over and steals limpet’s wife? He went into the ocean and his wife cried for practically 5 minutes and then laughed with old Georgie. He spent his whole life studying fish and then went to the ocean floor like “why is it not beautiful?” Why does he have razor sharp teeth and whale voice? He is a freak. Then lady fish comes out and says, I like you very much come to the spawning grounds. This is messed up and illegal. Parents keep this away from the kids. Lady fish is just wrapping all around him like a freak. And then she tells him that she couldn’t go to spawning ground until now. So for all we know, this fish is 9 months old in human years. His wife is even appears in the ocean but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to get frisky with fishy. Suddenly he is telling ship captains to kill the nazis and uses his beluga screams to blow up nazis? What the heck is going on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Jerry M

I'm now 59 years old, this movie came out one year before I was born. I loved this movie when I first saw it as a kid and I am watching it now and I still love it. I grew up with Mr. Knotts, I've had so very many laughs outta this guy and even in this new world we live now I still think there's nothing like the comedy of yesteryear! Don Knotts has always been one of my heros!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Keith S

A funny classic that holds up

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Kenneth R

It always mystified me that the folks at Disney were able to convince themselves that Don Knotts could carry a movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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samuel m

Warner Bros. kid movie in answer to Disney. Shows human action and animated mix. A good fit for the under 10 yrs. old. It is family fare and it is funny. Note : the bad reviews are adults wanting a kids movie to entertain them on their level or they just don't like Knotts. Maybe they wanted some rude,crude,or lewd content.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Conrad S

The bad reviews for Limpet are just stinky. This is one of the most interesting fantasy films ever made. Anybody who sees this as a kid will remember it forever. And it's actually about something: manhood and bravery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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Arthur Lubin

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Don Knotts

Henry Limpet

Carole Cook

Bessie Limpet

Jack Weston

George Stickel

Andrew Duggan

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Larry Keating

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Synopsis

Aquatic life fanatic Henry Limpet (Don Knotts) falls into the sea and transforms into a fish, quickly becoming pals with a crab and developing a romantic bond with a fetching female fish. As a human, Henry was passed over for naval service. But now that he's a fish, he seeks out his friend Lt. George Stickel (Jack Weston). Finding him on a small boat in the Atlantic, Henry explains that he can alert sailors when enemy ships are close by, and soon he's helping America win World War II.

Director: Arthur Lubin
Producer: John C. Rose
Screenwriter: Jameson Brewer, John C. Rose, Joe DiMona
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 1964, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 42m

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