As we keep hearing more about how global warming is rising the earth's temperatures slowly but surely, Irwin Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" becomes even more interesting. Walter Pigeon plays an admiral leading his submarine to a coordinate in the Pacific Ocean to fire a missile at the Van Allen belt to stop it from blowing the world up. Completely outlandish? It sure is, but cool as can be. And let's face it, the movie's not pretending to be "Citizen Kane"; it's nice, unadulterated fun.
I would suspect that when the movie first came out, Walter Pigeon, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre and Frankie Avalon were the most recognizable faces in it. To us in the 21st century, the most recognizable face is probably none other than Barbara Eden (playing a secretary), just a few years before she became famous as a certain Arabian harem. She wears one of those hokey secretary suits, but it looks good on her (as any outfit would). Also starring is her then-husband Michael Ansara, as a man found on an iceberg.
All in all, very enjoyable. And I still wonder how Barbara Eden looked under that secretary suit...
I would suspect that when the movie first came out, Walter Pigeon, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre and Frankie Avalon were the most recognizable faces in it. To us in the 21st century, the most recognizable face is probably none other than Barbara Eden (playing a secretary), just a few years before she became famous as a certain Arabian harem. She wears one of those hokey secretary suits, but it looks good on her (as any outfit would). Also starring is her then-husband Michael Ansara, as a man found on an iceberg.
All in all, very enjoyable. And I still wonder how Barbara Eden looked under that secretary suit...