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21 December 1960 (USA) moreTagline:
THE ADVENTURE OF ADVENTURES! (original print ad - all caps) moreNewsDesk:
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a bit of 60s-era trivia more (39 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| John Mills | ... | Father Robinson | |
| Dorothy McGuire | ... | Mother Robinson | |
| James MacArthur | ... | Fritz Robinson | |
| Janet Munro | ... | Roberta 'Bertie' | |
| Sessue Hayakawa | ... | Kuala, Pirate Chief | |
| Tommy Kirk | ... | Ernst Robinson | |
| Kevin Corcoran | ... | Francis Robinson | |
| Cecil Parker | ... | Captain Moreland | |
| Andy Ho | ... | Auban | |
| Milton Reid | ... | Big Pirate | |
| Larry Taylor | ... | Pirate |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1968) | Norway:7 (original rating) (cut version) | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | West Germany:6 | Australia:GFun Stuff
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Among the Robinson's pets are: Duke and Turk the dogs, Rocky the elephant, Lightning the donkey, Clementine the ostrich, and Duchess the Zebra. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the logs are released during the pirates' foray against the Robinsons, one of the logs rolls over one of the pirates, which bends slightly as though it's made out of rubber. moreQuotes:
[Reflecting on their island paradise]Mother: It's wonderful for today, but what about tomorrow?
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MY HEART WAS AN ISLAND moreFAQ
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IMBD refused to post this in the "Trivia" section, so I'll add it as a comment: note that throughout the film, the men are often shirtless; however their pants and shorts are always carefully tailored to cover their navels, like Barbara Eden's harem-pants in "I Dream of Jeannie".
If you have access to the DVD, it is very well worth it to watch the special-features documentaries and interviews on disc 2. What the actors and crew went through to make this thing is incredible! The many animals used are mostly nasty and potentially very dangerous. That no one got disemboweled by a zebra or ostrich kick, or a tiger-claw, is a miracle; let alone the face-off scene with the hyenas! Wrestling an anaconda chest-deep in a mosquito and leech-infested swamp is probably not a role most actors dream of. James MacArthur was told by the snake's handler to just dunk the snake's head under water when it started to constrict him; apparently it worked, as he lived to tell the tale!