
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men having been banished.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men having been banished.
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| Film SnobberyPhil HallA would-be mirthfest that is so aggressively unfunny that it generates laughs for the wrong reasons. |
| User Reviewxmen xI have the collection of these two and I watch them often |
| User ReviewMichael J MLesser Abbott and Costello movie but still a lot of fun. |
| User ReviewSonya PThis is one of the best movies that A&C ever did. Supremely cheesey and so wonderfully done in an odd quirky way. For the time (1953), this was beyond it's time. The effects were really great and the ending is supreme becasue the Statue of Liberty ducks so the rocket can get back to New York. This was too cool back in the 60's when I saw it. Great story if you ask me, becasue of the order of events they encounter. |
| User ReviewPeter Cfor the 50's, and add to this, a saunday afternoon after church movie, I always enjoyed watching these re-runs! abbott and costello were great with this too! the females of venus, loads of laughter ;o) |
| User ReviewTristan DThe title pretty much says it all. Terribly cheesy, over the top and lacking most of the clever writing that made Abbott and Costello movies so great. Still, there is no denying the fun factor. The joke that they never actually go to Mars is rather funny and the escaped criminals play as amusing low key doubles of the boys. Also gotta love the Venusians. |
| User ReviewBlake PHorribly cheesy, but in a fun way. Bud and Lou made worse movies than this one, but not many. Oh, for the days of "Frankenstein"... |
| User ReviewJames TGreat, if you're a kid. Well, maybe a kid back in my time, perhaps today's kids would boo this out of the theaters. Still, I find it fun. So there. |
| User ReviewBill TNot bad.. There are some clever jokes to keep this going. A and C accidentally launch a rocketship to go to Mars. When they land, they think it's Mars, but it's actually New Orleans during Mardi Gras LOL. After, they pick up some escaped convicts and back into the spaceship they go, and they wind up on Venus which is dominated by women. The first half is much better than the 2nd half actually, because there's so much more they could have done with it. |
| User ReviewCJ CYeah its funny. More so when they land on 'Mars'. Weird little doppelgänger moment that really serve no use to the plot. Still has some great comedy moments. |