Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)

A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.

Director:

Harmon Jones

Writers:

Morey Amsterdam, John Davis Hart

Stars:

Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Richard Deacon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Morey Amsterdam	...	Charlie Yuckapuck
Rose Marie	...	Annie
Richard Deacon	...	Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Joey Adams	...	1st Digger
Andy Albin	...	2nd Digger
Henry Corden	...	Professor Lerowski
Michael Ford	...	Jim Holliston
Jack Heller	...	Mr. Big (as Jackie Heller)
Tim Herbert	...	Seed / Samu
Peggy Mondo	...	Fat KEB agent
Carmen Phillips	...	Olga
January Jones	...	Magda Anders
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maxie Rosenbloom	...	Foreign Agent (scenes deleted) (as Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom)

Storyline

Charlie Yuckapuck is mistaken by Klavashian intelligence agents for a defecting cosmonaut named Yascha Nudnik. Charlie works in a diner with his friends Annie and Magda. When Magda inherits a bookstore, Charlie and Annie go to work for her, unaware that the bookstore is crawling with spies seeking to recover secrets stolen by the missing Nudnik.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | cosmonaut | bookstore | diner | spy | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Courageous Films,Courageous-Kam Productions,Kam Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of director Harmon Jones.

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Quotes

Diner Customer: One hamburger and close the window.
Annie: One hamburger and close the window! Close the window?
Charlie Yuckapuck: Gee that's funny. Most people ask me to open the window.
Diner Customer: Yeah, well, close the window this time. The hamburger I had yesterday blew off the plate three times.

User Reviews

Trust me: Nobody's worrying

I hoped the lazy, arch title would be deceptive. It isn't. The movie is a series of one-liners, improbable situations, and lackluster cameo appearances.

The joke in "The Aristocrats" is said to be old. Hey, it can't be as old as some of the ones used here; and it's much funnier.

Someone who had never seen The Dick Van Dyke TV show would be at a loss here. The stars are that show's delightful Rose Marie and the less delightful but reliably amusing Morey Amsterdam. Richard Deacon, also from the show, plays two roles.

Typical of the ineptitude displayed throughout is the "Beatnik" party the primary characters attend. At it, clean-cut people dance in very square fashion to music with a bland sound that predates rock 'n' roll. This music actually sounds like the theme song to "The Munsters" TV show. That show was pretty lame but it had distinct characters. To show how really bad this is, by comparison to this exceptionally slapdash and unfunny movie, "The Munsters" seems like Restoration Comedy.