A comedy made during cold war era, when USA and URSS are running for the Moon, this picture exploits this issue with brainy plot around the newest advanced high computer on board of a US's Navy vessel around Venice waiting for a capsule from space where the computer Macks traced the exactly point on landing on the sea, thus the greedy Lt. Ferguson (Steve McQueen) a compulsive gambler asking for the engineer Jason Eldrich (Jim Hutton) who in fact developed the Macks' system to use the computer on roulette gambling on Venice's cassino, upon civilian clothes in order to circumvent the US Navy rules to make a fortune.
The matter is overcame many happenings at hotel where the group get together to carry out all operation, there are the stiff Admiral Fitch (Jean Jagger) and his beauty daughter Julie (Brigid Bazlen) also Jason's former girlfriend the cross-eye Pam (Paula Prentiss) soon they start the plan transmitting from the vessel to hotel through code morse light signals, such thing is noticed by the Navy's crew at hotel and they aware Admiral Fitch that demand a sweeping in the hotel in charge of signalman Taylor (Jack Weston) then it raise some hell on there also involving the Soviets.
A light comedy driven for McQueen's vehicle to get enough muscling into stardom that is approaching faster, however the highlights going to Jack Weston stunning performance as dyed-in-the-wool boozy, also the outlying actors as Jean Jagger in dire straits and Jack Mullaney as faltering guy as supporting casting, without forget Tim Hutton very convincing as brainy scientist as well, the low point certainly the opposite of McQueen played by Brigid Brazlen that wasn't enough stature for McQueen quite sure, overall a fine entertainment!!
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First watch: 1983 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD-Youtube / Rating: 7.5.
The matter is overcame many happenings at hotel where the group get together to carry out all operation, there are the stiff Admiral Fitch (Jean Jagger) and his beauty daughter Julie (Brigid Bazlen) also Jason's former girlfriend the cross-eye Pam (Paula Prentiss) soon they start the plan transmitting from the vessel to hotel through code morse light signals, such thing is noticed by the Navy's crew at hotel and they aware Admiral Fitch that demand a sweeping in the hotel in charge of signalman Taylor (Jack Weston) then it raise some hell on there also involving the Soviets.
A light comedy driven for McQueen's vehicle to get enough muscling into stardom that is approaching faster, however the highlights going to Jack Weston stunning performance as dyed-in-the-wool boozy, also the outlying actors as Jean Jagger in dire straits and Jack Mullaney as faltering guy as supporting casting, without forget Tim Hutton very convincing as brainy scientist as well, the low point certainly the opposite of McQueen played by Brigid Brazlen that wasn't enough stature for McQueen quite sure, overall a fine entertainment!!
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1983 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD-Youtube / Rating: 7.5.