Were they (in the Disney movie) just props that went over a standard scuba mouthpiece and mask? Or were they specially developed for the film. Anyway, for the early 1950’s I think Disney did an amazing job-were any of Jule’s Verne’s descendents on hand at the time?
There’s an 88-minute documentary on the making of the Disney movie, offered as a second DVD in the set.
I have always been partial to Saute of unborn octopus myself.
Does anyone remember Captain Nemo and the Underwater City with Robert Ryan? That Nautilus had a very cool unusual design.
How about the cigars (made of seaweed)-man, those things musta stank but good!
I have a vague memory of Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, but it must have been more than 30 years ago the I saw it. I don’t remember being impressed by the story, but liked Ryan enough to watch a couple movies I would have otherwise never seen. Ice Palace with Carolyn Jones was one of them, can’t recall the other.
Yeah, another pretty cool Nautilus design.
Oh, meant to ask if anyone got through that gawdaful Hallmark Mysterious Island with Patrick Stewart as Captain Nemo? I had to turn it off about a half-hour in and return the DVD to the video store before it unloosed an unholy virus in my TV. Never got to see if their design was any good, but it did have the most unconvincing pirates ever seen (well, since last year’s 5th-grade Halloween party anyway). Should I rent it again and skip to anything in particular?
Don’t bother. The only thing that sticks in my memory were the giant bugs. The special effects for those were OK, not great, just OK. I had to read the Sunday paper while that was on in order to get through it.
II have nothing to add other than to say this may be the first, and only time that Ben Kingsley and The Rock have ever been considered suitable for the same role by anyone.
[Jamie Hyneman]
Ever!
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Say, why did Disney shut down the 20,000 Leagues ride at Walt Disney World?