Operation Bikini( 1963)

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Overview

The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater demolition team led by Lt. Hayes, whose mission is to locate and destroy a US submarine sunken in a lagoon off Bikini Atoll before the Japanese are able to raise it and capture the advanced radar system on board.

Top Billed Cast

Tab Hunter
Lt. Morgan Hayes
Frankie Avalon
Seaman Joseph Malzone
Scott Brady
Capt. Emmett Carey
Jim Backus
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
Gary Crosby
Seaman Floyd Givens
Michael Dante
Lt. William 'Bill' Fourtney
David Landfield
Lt. Jim Cale
Jody McCrea
Seaman William Sherman
Aki Aleong
Seaman Ronald Davayo
Marc Cavell
Paul
Eva Six
Reiko
Duane Ament
Seaman Kingsley (uncredited)
Richard Bakalyan
Seaman Hiller (uncredited)
Jody Daniels
Seaman Jones (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan
Seaman Morris (uncredited)
Raymond Guth
Seaman Rich (uncredited)
Judy Lewis
Dream Siren (uncredited)
Alicia Li
Third Native Girl (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
Seaman Nolan (uncredited)
Tony Scott
CPO Perez (uncredited)
Vernon Scott
Seaman Fowler (uncredited)
William Shatner
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Raynum K. Tsukamoto
Kawai (uncredited)
Wayne Winton
Seaman Patterson (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Apr 01 2023

Tab Hunter is "Hayes" - a beefcake marine sent to lead a mission to destroy an American submarine that has been captured by the Japanese, and that contains a top secret radar prototype. It requires a lengthy submarine trip to get to the eponymous atoll, and needless to say there are some fun and frolics en route. Not least, the rather vivid dreams of "Malzone" (Frankie Avalon) who has a go at singing a rather repetitive ditty "The Girl Back Home" which is accompanied by a rather psychedelic-style sequence of dancing girls in bright colours. Aside from those rather nightmarish scenes, the rest o...