Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house and begins to adjust to life. He is in for trouble however when a local girl is banished to the island by her father, who then comes after Crusoe.
Dick Van Dyke
Lt. Robin Crusoe
Nancy Kwan
Wednesday
Akim Tamiroff
Tanamashu
Arthur Malet
Umbrella Man
Tyler McVey
Captain
Peter Renaday
Pilot
Peter Duryea
Co-Pilot
John Dennis
Crew Chief
Nancy Hsueh
Native Girl
Richard Deacon
Survival Manual Narrator
Bebe Louie
Native Girl
Director
Byron Paul
Screenplay
Don DaGradi
July 26, 2020
5
Odd, not in a good way.
In a lot of parts, <em>'Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.'</em> does feel like a retread of 1960's <em>'Swiss Family Robinson'</em> - the plot has differences, but you could possibly make a case for it being a paint job on that aforementioned film. Too cynical? Probably.
For a comedy, there's a real lack of entertainment and humour. I don't think I laughed once. As for the cast, Dick Van Dyke is the best part of this film, though his character is rather forgettable. Nancy Kwan is decent but hardly gets to show off any of her acting abilities to be honest.
I'm not sure I entirely get the message, either. Women's rights? The ending, which kinda comes out of nowhere, goes against that. As a whole, this is too slow paced and uninteresting for me.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00