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Hello Down There

  • 19691969
  • GG
  • 1h 28m
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5.7/10
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Jim Backus, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Ken Berry, and Tony Randall in Hello Down There (1969)
A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
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A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
885
YOUR RATING
    • Jack Arnold
    • Ricou Browning(underwater sequences)
  • Writers
    • Art Arthur(story)
    • John McGreevey(screenplay)
    • Frank Telford(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Janet Leigh
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Jack Arnold
    • Ricou Browning(underwater sequences)
  • Writers
    • Art Arthur(story)
    • John McGreevey(screenplay)
    • Frank Telford(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Janet Leigh
    • Roddy McDowall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Richard Dreyfuss, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, and Tony Randall in Hello Down There (1969)
    Hello Down There (1969)
    Tony Randall in Hello Down There (1969)
    Richard Dreyfuss, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, and Lou Wagner in Hello Down There (1969)
    Jim Backus in Hello Down There (1969)
    Janet Leigh in Hello Down There (1969)
    Hello Down There (1969)
    Jim Backus and Tony Randall in Hello Down There (1969)
    Richard Dreyfuss in Hello Down There (1969)
    Roddy McDowall and Lee Meredith in Hello Down There (1969)
    Richard Dreyfuss, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, and Lou Wagner in Hello Down There (1969)
    Janet Leigh in Hello Down There (1969)

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    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • Fred Miller
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Vivian Miller
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Nate Ashbury
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • T.R. Hollister
    Ken Berry
    Ken Berry
    • Mel Cheever
    Charlotte Rae
    Charlotte Rae
    • Myrtle Ruth
    Kay Cole
    • Lorrie Miller
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Harold Webster
    Lou Wagner
    Lou Wagner
    • Marvin Webster
    Gary Tigerman
    • Tommie Miller
    Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang
    • Jonah
    Harvey Lembeck
    Harvey Lembeck
    • Sonarman
    Merv Griffin
    Merv Griffin
    • Self
    Lee Meredith
    Lee Meredith
    • Dr. Wells
    Bruce Gordon
    Bruce Gordon
    • Adm. Sheridan
    Frank Schuller
    • Alan Briggs
    Henny Backus
    • Mrs. Webster
    Pat Henning
    Pat Henning
    • Reilly
      • Jack Arnold
      • Ricou Browning(underwater sequences)
    • Writers
      • Art Arthur(story)
      • John McGreevey(screenplay)
      • Frank Telford(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Reissued for Saturday children's matinées under the title "Sub-A-Dub-Dub".
    • Goofs
      In the opening of the film, when the band are at home recording their song, the tape recorder is on "PLAY". The record button, to the immediate right of the play button, is not pressed down.
    • Quotes

      Fred Miller: [they are in a mini-submarine] We maintain normal atmospheric pressure in here by a special mixture of Oxygen and Helium.

      T.R. Hollister: Never mind the scientific lecture, Miller. Just what is this crazy project you dragged me down here to see?

      Fred Miller: Mr. Hollister, this project meets the most important challenge of the future.

      T.R. Hollister: Never mind the future, just give me the past. And oysters.

      T.R. Hollister: There she is!

      T.R. Hollister: Where?

      Fred Miller: Right there. Dead ahead.

      T.R. Hollister: Well, I see where is it, but what is it? It looks like a large onion.

      Fred Miller: That's what we call it: "The Green Onion".

      T.R. Hollister: $200,000 for an underwater onion?

      Fred Miller: It's a house. A completely self sufficient, underwater house.

      T.R. Hollister: A house for what? Flounders?

      Fred Miller: Underwater living is coming, T.R. It has to. At the present population growth in the predictable future, there'll be one human being for every square foot of land on Earth. Can you imagine what that means? This is your future living space

      [he uses his hands to indicate a square foot]

      Fred Miller: unless...

      [he points to the Green Onion]

      T.R. Hollister: Well, people weren't meant to live underwater.

      Fred Miller: Or fly, or go to the moon. We can't continue to ignore 71% of the Earth's surface, T.R., just because it's underwater. Wait till you see the inside!

    • Connections
      References The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello, Down There
      Lyrics and Music by Jeff Barry

      Vocal by Jeff Barry

    User reviews43

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    I'd love to see this movie again... how can I?
    I remember seeing this movie at the Theater back in '69 '70. I'd love to see it again. I saw Richard Dreyfus on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jay played a small clip from the movie. Dreyfus seemed embarrassed and muttered something to the effect that he was trying to quash all copies of this movie. I don't think it has been released to video.
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    • P. Smith
    • Sep 28, 1999

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1969 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Ivan Tors Studio, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Ivan Tors Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Mono

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