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The Glass Bottom Boat is hardly a high point in the careers of star Doris Day and director Frank Tashlin, though it is a better-than-usual example of that pure-'60s genre, the "spy spoof." Day plays J... read more read more...ennifer Nelson, a PR worker at NASA in Florida. She also doubles as a "mermaid" for her father, Axel (Arthur Godfrey), the skipper of a glass-bottom tourist boat. While garbed in her skimpy mermaid costume, she has a run-in with handsome space technician Bruce Templeton (Rod Taylor). Through a series of misunderstandings, Bruce is led to believe that Jennifer is an enemy spy, determined to steal scientific secrets. Several other characters enter into the plot, including bumbling secret agent Julius Pritter (Dom DeLuise) and prissy security chief Homer Cripps (Paul Lynde). Also on hand are TV favorites Dick Martin as Jennifer's erstwhile beau and Eric Fleming as a man of mystery. A few cute celebrity cameos round out this ribtickler, while Doris Day, as always, gets a few opportunities to sing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Frank Tashlin

Release Date: June 9, 1966

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DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005

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  • ajv2688
    December 9, 2010
    ajv2688
    Yes, there is a glass bottom boat in the movie, in case you were wondering! But it is a romantic comedy, not a boat adventure movie or anything like that. It's a really silly comedy, sometimes too much so, but overall it's enjoyable.
  • jjnxn
    February 9, 2008
    jjnxn
    not doris' best but far from her worst.
  • Celestecookies
    February 16, 2009
    Celestecookies
    ...What on EARTH? I mean, I THINK there's a plot in here somewhere. There's gotta be, right? Right? ...Bueller?
  • JenniferB
    April 3, 2006
    JenniferB
    It's pretty much one of those cheesey romantic comedies that you almost feel guilty liking. Yet I love it.

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Dennis Schwartz
January 12, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's just a wonderfully stupid comedy. Full Review

Christopher Null
May 8, 2005
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

pretty thin Full Review

Eric Henderson
April 26, 2005
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

The film flails airlessly, not unlike Day herself when she's mistakenly locked inside Taylor's anti-gravity prototype. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Lori Hoffman
March 16, 2007
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
June 28, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Michael Szymanski
June 1, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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