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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

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Lt. Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) is entrusted with one of the most important missions of his World War II career: to shuttle an Australian spy (Chips Rafferty) into enemy territory. Unfortunately, he'll be doing it with one of the Navy's least seaworthy vessels, the USS Echo. But even in a clunker of a ship, Crandall and his madcap crew -- including his enthusiastic young ensign (Ricky Nelson) -- do their best to make their ill-equipped mission a success.
  • Genre:
    comedy, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Richard Murphy
  • Producer:
    Fred Kohlmar
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  • Production Co:
    Columbia

Cast

Jack Lemmon
as Lt. Rip Crandall
Ricky Nelson
as Ens. Tommy J. Hanson
John Lund
as Lt. Cmdr. Wilbur F. Vandewater
Chips Rafferty
as Patterson
Tom Tully
as Capt. McClung
Joby Baker
as Josh Davidson
Warren Berlinger
as Sparks
Patricia Driscoll
as Maggie
Mike Kellin
as Chief Mate MacCarthy
Richard Anderson
as Lt. Foster
Alvy Moore
as Johnson
Joe Gallison
as Cameo
Teru Shimada
as Maj. Samada
George Shibata
as Capt. Shigetsu
Richard Torrence
as Horse
Naaman Brown
as Goroka
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Audience Reviews for The Wackiest Ship in the Army

  • Sep 05, 2010
    This movie isn't as wacky as it sounds, it's actually kind of boring and stupid. I didn't care much for it, but it's not that bad either. It has it's moments.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Mar 21, 2008
    Nothing new from Lemmon here. This is not an example of the military being a good source of humor. Nelson is stiff. The movie can be compared to the junker boat that is sent on a near impossible mission.
    Byron B Super Reviewer
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