Preposterous underwater adventure film from producer Ivan
Tors, but it’s so silly and colorful that you kind of just go along with it as
long as you don’t have any expectations of realistic depictions of science, geography
and human relationships. Tors, who had a
great interest in promoting oceanography and zoology in his productions,
brought together the stars of his two hit TV shows, Lloyd Bridges of Sea
Hunt and Brian Kelly of Flipper, and threw in that little yellow
submarine from Flipper for good measure too. A group of scientists and divers are sent on
a mission around the world to plant sensors on the ocean floors designed to warn
us of imminent natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. While bland and brawny Bridges and Kelly try
to outdo each other’s heroic stances and shirt-peeling skills, some of the
supporting cast is actually pretty interesting, mainly Keenan Wynn as a
misanthropic recluse and David McCallum as an egghead genius out strictly for
personal gain. The sole woman on board
is Shirley Eaton, the golden girl herself from Goldfinger (1964).
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