Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)
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Dick Van Dyke stars as U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Robinson Crusoe in one of Disney's weakest comedies. Like in the Daniel Defoe story, Crusoe finds himself alone on a deserted island, but this time he arrives there after ejecting from his disabled plane on a mission in the South Pacific. He… More Dick Van Dyke stars as U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Robinson Crusoe in one of Disney's weakest comedies. Like in the Daniel Defoe story, Crusoe finds himself alone on a deserted island, but this time he arrives there after ejecting from his disabled plane on a mission in the South Pacific. He befriends a chimp who is part of the space program and long thought to be lost at sea. Soon he meets his girl Wednesday (Nancy Kwan), and the duo is chased by her tribal chieftain father (Akim Tamiroff) who wants his daughter to marry Crusoe. Only the popularity of Dick Van Dyke from his television show and his wonderful performance in Mary Poppins could attribute for the $8 million this misfire brought in at the box office. The highlights of the feature are the special effects. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Byron Paul
- Written By
- Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jun 29, 1966 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 12, 2005
Critic Reviews
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The story is credited to "Retlaw Yensid," which is backward for Walter Disney. His name is not the only backward thing here.
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Cast
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Dick Van Dyke
as Lt. Robin Crusoe
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Nancy Kwan
as Wednesday
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Akim Tamiroff
as Tanamashu
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Arthur Malet
as Umbrella Man
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Tyler McVey
as Captain
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Pete L. Renoudet
as Pilot
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Peter Duryea
as Co-Pilot
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John Dennis
as Crew Chief
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Nancy Hsueh
as Native Girl
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Victoria Young
as Native Girl
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Bebe Louie
as Native Girl
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Lucia Valero
as Native Girl
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"Floyd"
as The Chimpanzee
