Knotts works with an amiable hangdog expression and the film proves quite genial, indeed is the only one of Don Knotts’s screen outings that is in any way likable. The use of real cruisers and U-boats, whether stock or documentary footage or model, is made to blend in exceptionally well. The appeal in the these scenes comes in the fine intermingling of animation and live-action, a la Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988). Don Knotts as Mr Limpet and his animated porpoise self Once Don Knotts attains his fishy state and the film goes underwater, it becomes animated. The film comes filled with all manner of patriotic nonsense but it is not without a certain charm.
The premise – man devolves into a porpoise – usually leaves people scratching their heads.
The Incredible Mr Limpet is a very silly film. Knott’s nervous screen presence failed to endear itself to audiences and in the 1970s and beyond Knotts retired into the twilight hinterlands of supporting parts in various tv sitcoms and Disney live-action comedies. Chicken (1966), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) and this, most of which proved to be box-office flops. During this time, Knotts also made various tentative steps out onto the big-screen with the likes of The Ghost and Mr. He endeared himself to audiences with his continuing role as Deputy Barney Fife on the popular The Andy Griffith Show (1960-8) where he honed the role of the hapless, elastic-faced klutz. Knotts emerged out of stand-up in the early era of live television and then made the move to drama. The Incredible Mr Limpet was a film vehicle for Don Knotts (1924-2006), a popular comic of the era.
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