The Glass Bottom Boat [Blu-ray]

Overview

When Jennifer Nelson is hired to work in a aerospace laboratory, she catches the attention of her boss, scientist Bruce Templeton. Bruce hires Jennifer to write his biography so he can spend more time with her, but their sneaky behavior causes people to think Jennifer is a Russian spy.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2019
UPC:	0883929673612
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	17,307

Special Features

3 vintage featurettes: ; Catalina Island; Every Girl's Dream NASA; Oscar-Winning cartoon The Dot and the Line; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Doris Day	Jennifer Nelson
Rod Taylor	Bruce Templeton
Arthur Godfrey	Axel
John McGiver	Goodwin
Paul Lynde	Cripps
Edward Andrews	Bleeker
Eric Fleming	Hill
Elisabeth Fraser	Nina
Dom DeLuise	Pritter
Dick Martin	Molloy
George Tobias	Fenimore
Ellen Corby	Anna
Dee J. Thompson	Donna
Alice Pearce	Mrs. Fenimore
Robert Vaughn	Solo
Frank De Vol	Composer

Technical Credits

Everett Freeman

Frank Tashlin	Director
Everett Freeman	Screenwriter,Producer
Martin Melcher	Producer
J. McMillan Johnson	Special Effects
Carroll L. Shepphird	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Spy spoofs were a fad in the 1960s, so it was probably inevitable that top box-office draw Doris Day would eventually find herself starring in one. Fortunately, The Glass Bottom Boat is less concerned with spy movie conventions than with allowing Day and her co-stars the chance to engage in a great deal of slapstick while coming to terms with the twists and turns of the film's romantic plot. Boat is about as featherweight as a film can get, but as long as viewers are in the mood for something light, silly, and insubstantial, they're probably going to be entertained by this piece of fluff. Certainly Day is appealing and very much in her element; she knows this isn't exactly Hamlet, but she treats it with the right level of seriousness to make it all work. Rod Taylor isn't quite loose enough for the proceedings, but he works well with Day, and the supporting cast is very much in the right spirit, led by an incredibly game Paul Lynde, an amusingly oafish Dom DeLuise, and the always-dependable Alice Pearce. Director Frank Tashlin has filled the screen with his favorite bright colors and gets to give rein to his penchant for machine-oriented gags. Tashlin's cartoony approach gets to be a bit much occasionally, but it's fun to see a director enjoying himself as much as Tashlin. A brainless little bubble, The Glass Bottom Boat floats along quite enjoyably, if aimlessly.