Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.

1966
G
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.

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A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.A Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Trivia
Walt Disney is credited as Retlaw Yensid for the movie's original story. The pseudonym is the name of Walter Disney reversed.

Goofs
Through the entire movie, Rob had the whistle around his neck, but he lost everything in the raft except his toothbrush. However, there are various pieces that continue to float around him, and it's not until after he has ransacked the sub that the whistle actually makes its first appearance, making it more likely he got the whistle from the sub.

Quotes
Lt. Robin Crusoe: [Using a home-made bamboo sextant] According... to... my... calculations, I'm somewhere between Elmira, New York, and Muncie, Indiana.

Connections
Featured in L'ami public numéro un: Pinocchio (1975)

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Too slow paced and uninteresting

Odd, not in a good way.

In a lot of parts, 'Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.' does feel like a retread of 1960's 'Swiss Family Robinson' - 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.