Astin’s character, the sub’s captain, was indeed played by Grant in the movie, but the movie also stared Tony Curtis. Technically, PeteShepherd’s comment is accurate (he doesn’t say Curtis and Astin played the same character) and Curtis’s character did end up commanding the sub for the postwar scenes set in 1959 that formed the framing device for the wartime adventures.
He disappeared, obviously.
I was quite a fan of Mighty Orbots, a short-lived Japanese-style super robot cartoon. Watching it now is painful, but my teenage self was less particular.
Good point; but looking back at my original post (with the red bolding), I think I was contrasting Grant and Astin, not ignoring Curtis.
I mean, Gomez Addams (or The Riddler) in command of the same boat as suave, cool, sophisticated Cary Grant? Come on! :dubious:
Fun Fact: Under the terms of his studio contract, Curtis could choose any project he wished for his next movie. Having served in the Navy during WWII, and being a lifelong fan of Cary Grant, he insisted it be a service comedy about submarines, and that Grant be his co-star. Operation: Petticoat was the result.
Another Fun Fact: Tony Curtis and Cary Grant are the only two actors ever to have starred opposite both Mae West and Marilyn Monroe.
Yes, it relied neither on improbable fast-action sequences nor hokey CGI, and you actually had to concentrate on what was happening on the screen in order to follow the plot.