Catalina Caper

1967
PG
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

2.3/10

2.3K

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A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

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Swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.Swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.Swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

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IMDb RATING

2.3/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
When filming began on this movie in late-summer 1965, Tommy Kirk was on probation with Walt Disney Studios after an arrest for marijuana possession on Christmas Eve 1964. Although later cleared by the District Attorney's office, he was immediately replaced after the arrest by Michael Anderson Jr. for the role of the youngest son in the John Wayne movie The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), for which principal shooting was to begin January 4, 1965. Newspapers of March 20, 1965, reported that Kirk had signed a five-year contract with American-International Pictures and on June 3, although details were not given, newspapers reports about Kirk stated that "His recent bout with the police in a mid-west city didn't do his clean cut kid image any good and his career with the Disney films seems over."

Goofs
The band playing on the yacht later in the film is obviously miming: the drummer is playing nothing even remotely similar to what is heard.

Quotes
Charlie Moss: You shoulda seen him comin' up the coast. I don't think they sell bikinis in Arizona.
Don: Oh, they sell 'em. But, I've never seen so many trying to cover so much with so little success.

Connections
Featured in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Catalina Caper (1990)

Soundtracks
Scuba Party
Music & lyrics by Jerry Long & Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
Performed by Little Richard

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In praise of Robert Donner

This movie has very little going for it besides the performance of Tommy Kirk, the funny hat that chubby comedy-relief guy wears, and the cinematography of Ted V. Mikels. But it does has an ace up its sleeve - Robert Donner!

Yes, Robert Donner, that renowned character actor justly beloved for his roles as Yancey Tucker on "The Waltons" and Exidor on "Mork and Mindy". However, the movie's makers, apparently afraid that Mr. Donner, with his overwhelmingly dignified presence, would steal the show from the "stars", forced him to make a series of embarrassing and incredibly forced pratfalls. Oh, the ignominy of it all!