
A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Going slowly to this site, they find a stranded group of Army nurses and must take them aboard. How bad can it get? Trying to get a primer coat on the sub, they have to mix white and red in order to have enough. When forced to flee the dock during an air attack, they find themselves with the world's only Pink submarine, s... (Full plot summary below)
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A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Going slowly to this site, they find a stranded group of Army nurses and must take them aboard. How bad can it get? Trying to get a primer coat on the sub, they have to mix white and red in order to have enough. When forced to flee the dock during an air attack, they find themselves with the world's only Pink submarine, still with 5 women in the tight quarters of a submarine.
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| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordA n ice pairing of the talents of Cary Grant and Tony Curtis |
| Film School RejectsCole AbaiusWithout a true plot to speak of, you really watch the film for the comic set ups that all have fairly quick payoffs. |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerBlake Edwards directs with his customary wit, breeziness, and acute sense of pacing. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillWhile I think Operation Petticoat has a number of issues - it's too long, overstuffed, and rather buttoned down - I still respect as it a piece of cinematic history. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseHasn't aged especially well. Still, on the strength of Grant and co-lead Tony Curtis, Edwards' film remains a diverting enough escape from reality. [Blu-ray] |
| The DissolveNathan RabinThere's a distinct lack of forward momentum plaguing Operation Petticoat, which takes forever to get going, and even then only moves in fits and starts, plot-wise. |
| User ReviewRenee -~~~CARY GRANT~~~ ~~THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!!~~~ |
| User ReviewChristopher MGreat classic and funny movie. The part where they paint the submarine pink is hillarious. |
| User ReviewAshley HCray Grant, Tony Curtis, and a pink submarine - what more could you want? |
| User ReviewSofie LNow this is what comedy's supposed be: really funny. |