Those Fantastic Flying Fools

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Those Fantastic Flying Fools

1967

1h 35m

Comedy

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Showman P.T. Barnum (Burl Ives) plans with a balloonist (Troy Donahue) and an inventor (Gert Frobe) to send Gen. Tom Thumb in a rocket to the moon.

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Phil Hoad

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You couldn't call any of this actually funny, but it's pleasant enough.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 7, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 4, 2005

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Mark R. Leeper

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 5, 2004

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David

Absolutely brilliant. Classic comedy. Couldn't stop laughing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Audience Member

"Those Fantastic Flying Fools" from 1967 with Burl Ives and Terry Thomas. I saw it in a very large cinema. There were two other people in the hall. They got up and left about a third of the way through. I had won a free ticket and was determined to stay until teh end. That was by far the worst movie I have ever seen. Although I must admit, Cage's "Wicker Man" is an extremely bad movie as well. This is my nomination for the world's worst movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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amusing comedy as p.t. Barnum tries to persuade the English to fund a rocket ship to the moon

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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another 'it's a mad mad mad mad world'

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Enjoyable enough farce based on Jules Verne's writings, mainly as Terry-Thomas is in devious and shifty mode once again, a character he played so well time and time again.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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perfectly enjoyable T-T romp but nothing special.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Don Sharp

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Burl Ives

Phineas T. Barnum

Troy Donahue

Gaylord Sullivan

Gert Fröbe

Professor Siegfried von Bulow

Hermione Gingold

Angelica

Lionel Jeffries

Sir Charles Dillworthy

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Synopsis

Showman P.T. Barnum (Burl Ives) plans with a balloonist (Troy Donahue) and an inventor (Gert Frobe) to send Gen. Tom Thumb in a rocket to the moon.

Director: Don Sharp
Production Co: American Internat'l Pics
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m

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