The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Seen it?1960 | 99 min | Comedy, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and history buffs. If you loved Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, intense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet. Their mission will save hundreds of allied lives – if only they can get there in one piece.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Murphy
- Jack LemmonRip Crandall
- Ricky NelsonTommy Hanson
- John LundWilbur Vandewater
- Chips RaffertyPatterson
- Tom TullyCaptain McClung
- Joby BakerJosh Davidson
- Warren BerlingerA.J. Sparks
- Patricia DriscollMaggie
- Mike KellinJack MacCarthy
- Richard AndersonDennis Foster