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Actors: Don Knotts, Jack Weston, Carole Cook, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth MacRae, Paul Frees
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Incredible Mr. Limpet |
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Henpecked and miserable accountant Henry Limpet (Knotts) wants to change his life and be somebody. Unable to enlist in the war effort against Germany, Limpet with his Mr. Magoo-like vision becomes despondent and falls off a Coney Island pier while strolling with his wife Bessie (Cook) and best friend George Stickel (Weston). His eyesight is to blame for both incidents. He gets his wish and turns into a fish, living and breathing under water. He befriends a snail named Crusty (Frees) who gives him helpful advice on how to survive the underwater dangers he will encounter.
Later he has to convince his old pal Stickel, now in the US Navy, that he is the former Limpet now changed to a fish. It is as an ocean dweller he is most happy, helping the US Navy sink German submarines and getting the girl, or rather, fish of his dreams; Ladyfish (MacRae).
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Incredible Mr. Limpet |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- fish
If a cartoon...
- part real, part animated
Animal talks?
Yes
We hear thoughts of animal?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can talk to animals
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Setting
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- submarining
- drowning
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
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