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Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966 · 113 min

A sunny, silly castaway romp with gentle slapstick and a chimp stealing scenes, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Byron Paul
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Tagline
It's Shape Up or Ship Out for "Admiral Honey's" all girl navy!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Byron Paul
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • family
  • love
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
adventure, comedy, family
Directed by
Byron Paul
Written by
Don DaGradi
Starring
Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan, Akim Tamiroff, Arthur Malet, Tyler McVey, Peter Renaday, Peter Duryea, John Dennis
Music
Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography
William E. Snyder
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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