6.2
Real Men
1987
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
September 27, 19671h 49mEL
4.8
14 votes
Overview
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.
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Mihalis KakogiannisWriter
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English
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Production Companies
Michael Cacoyannis Productions
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Wuchak
7.0_**Those wild and crazy late 60s**_ Released in 1967, "The Day the Fish Came Out" was the next film of director/writer Mihalis Kakogiannis after his acclaimed "Zorba the Greek" (1964). This is a cautionary cold war satire that includes elements of "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," "Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," "Village of the Giants" and the goofier James Bond flicks of the 60s-70s, e.g. "Thunderball" and "Diamonds Are Forever." THE PLOT: After NATO plane goes down near a desolate Greek island, the two British pilots wander ar…
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