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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Global Warming Edition) (1961)

Walter Pidgeon , Joan Fontaine , Irwin Allen  |  NR |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre, Robert Sterling
  • Directors: Irwin Allen
  • Writers: Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett
  • Producers: Irwin Allen
  • Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 4.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000O78KY2
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,772 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Global Warming Edition)" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Widescreen Feature
  • Isolated Score Track
  • Commentary by Author Tim Colliver
  • Science Fiction: Fantasy to Reality
  • Barbara Eden Interview (w/optional PLAY ALL):
  • -Working with Irwin Allen
  • -Storyboards and Sets
  • -Peter Lorre and Walter Pidgeon
  • -The Sets
  • -Irwin AllenÄ’s Vision
  • -Castmates
  • -Escaping Reality
  • Original Props (w/video & stills):
  • -Admiral NelsonÄ’s Seaview Display Model
  • -Mini-Sub Miniature
  • -Torpedo Rack
  • -Sea Mine
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Production Art
  • Production Stills
  • Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Comic Book
  • Collectables
  • Production Code documents
  • GALLERIES:
  • Posters
  • Lobby Cards
  • Exhibitor’s Campaign Manual

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea gets a dose of On the Beach in Irwin Allen's visually impressive but scientifically silly Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. While the Seaview, the world's most advanced experimental submarine, maneuvers under the North Pole, the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire, giving the concept "global warming" an entirely new dimension. As the Earth broils in temperatures approaching 170 degrees F, Walter Pidgeon's maniacally driven Admiral Nelson hijacks the Seaview and plays tag with the world's combined naval forces on a race to the South Pacific, where he plans to extinguish the interstellar fire with a well-placed nuclear missile. But first he has to fight a mutinous crew, an alarmingly effective saboteur, not one but two giant squid attacks, and a host of design flaws that nearly cripple the mission (note to Nelson: think backup generators). Barbara Eden shimmies to Frankie Avalon's trumpet solos in the most formfitting naval uniform you've ever seen, fish-loving Peter Lorre plays in the shark tank, gloomy religious fanatic Michael Ansara preaches Armageddon, and Joan Fontaine looks very uncomfortable playing an armchair psychoanalyst. It's all pretty absurd, but Allen pumps it up with larger-than-life spectacle and lovely miniature work. --Sean Axmaker

Product Description

A routine scientific expedition to the North Pole turns into a race to save all mankind when a radiation belt in space causes a fiery inferno on Earth. Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) and the crew of the atomic submarine Seaview battle saboteurs, giant sea-creatures and attacks by enemy submarines as they race to prevent global catastrophe. Renowned disaster film producer, Irwin Allen, produces and directs an all-star cast including Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lore, and Frankie Avalon. The stunning visual effects and breathtaking underwater photography make this one of the most respected sci-fi adventure classics of all time.

Customer Reviews

Great, fun flick. Michael J. Bailey  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
I am old enough to remember the series and always enjoyed them and the movie is a pre-cursor to them. Debra M. Duval  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
This was an excellent Sci Fi film for it's time. mark twain  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 60's Sci Fi at its best February 1, 2000
Format:VHS Tape
Sure, the science is implausible. But this film employs enough plot devises and not-half-bad special effects to make it a real party flick. The two real treats in the film: (1)An aging but always fascinating to watch Peter Lorre, chain-smoking his way through some pretty dumb lines, and (2) Barbara Eden in a skin-tight naval "uniform," as the admiral's personal assistant, jiggling about the submarine, and even going topside, in 6-inch spike high heels. What fun!
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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling 1960's Sci Fi Drama That Spawned The Series January 30, 2005
Format:VHS Tape
Viewing Irwin Allen's sci fi drama "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", recently after many years was like going back in time to the days when I would race home from school to see the next exciting episode of the popular series that this film spun off into. Viewed critically by viewers nowadays for the simple special effects and often absurd science on display, I see it rather as simply a very enjoyable 100 minutes of good old fashioned science fiction which for the time was very state of the art. Remarkably the film still holds up well for the most part with the great Seaview atomic submarine and the still quite frightening effects of the sky being on fire and melting the Polar Caps, being the real standouts in terms of special effects technology. For a film of this type it has a quite memorable cast in acting veterans Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre, and Henry Daniell combining very well with such "younger generation" performers as Frankie Avalon, Barbara Eden and Michael Ansara.

The story opens with the new state of the art submarine, the "Seaview", captained by Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon), doing some research work near the North Pole when a catastrophe of world wide significance occurs when resulting from some unusual meteorite fallings the Van Allen Radiation Belt surrounding the Earth's atmosphere catches on fire encircling the planet in a fiery mass that sends temperatures soaring up to 130 degrees. Called back to New York to a meeting on the UN Admiral Nelson with the assistance of Com. Lucius Emery (Peter Lorre), works out a scheme whereby shooting a missile from the Seaview at a certain point and time into the radiation belt will extinguish the fiery mass. Convinced of his theory Nelson meets strong opposition from most Un delegates who feel it will burn itself out when it reaches a certain temperature. Capt. Nelson decides to taking it upon himself to ensure that the missile is fired at the appointed time and taking his crew and a reluctant visitor , Dr. Hiller (Joan Fontaine), along on the dangerous mission, the Captain encounters many difficulties along the way to the North Pole. Admiral Nelson becomes increasingly tyrannical in his leadership as he contends with an increasingly cynical offsider in Capt. Crane (Robert Sterling), dangerous mine fields, a pursuing submarine sent out by the UN to hunt the Seaview down if necessary and on board an unknown saboteur who seems intent upon ruining his plans to fire off the missile. Finally after half the crew decide to go no further and attempt to return home on an abandoned ship and the remaining skeleton crew experience a tense stand off with a bomb carrying religious zealot Miguel (Michael Ansara), who they had picked up off the ice, the missile is finally shot off at the appointed time proving Admiral Nelson's theory correct that the radiation belt would not burn itself out and could only be destroyed by a nuclear blast at its centre.

While certainly no cinema classic "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", does take itself very seriously which gives the story a certain ring of authenticity despite some of the questionable science employed. Earnest performances combined with good special effects for the time greatly aid in making the story seem a bit more memorable than what probably it actually deserves. Walter Pidgeon a veteran of countless Hollywood classics takes a distinct change of pace here from his earlier famous collaborations at MGM with such people as Greer Garson, and turns in a convincing performance as the Admiral who literally shanghai's the Seaview in a mad dash to prove his theory on how to destroy the flaming Van Allen Radiation Belt. His performance turns from affable to increasing manic as the deadline for firing the missile approaches and makes for an interesting depiction of how a man's mind can snap under pressure. Fellow veteran Joan Fontaine while at times looking a trifle uncomfortable in her role of the psychiatrist who is unwillingly involved in the mission still manages to bring conviction even to the highly silly premise of when she takes matters into her own hands and Hollywood legend Peter Lorre making what must be one of his last performances as Admiral Nelson's offsider in the scheme to fire the missile, delivers his usual capable performance. Being the 1960's Producer Irwin Allen having his eyes on the booming teen market made sure that the cast was sprinkled with upcoming faces such as Barbara Eden (Pre "I Dream of Jeannie), and singing heart throb Frankie Avalon who also sings the oddly out of place theme song. At first glance they may appear slightly out of place on a nuclear submarine however Barbara Eden in particular does a reasonably good job as the young love interest to Capt. Crane while also managing very well in getting about the submarine in dangerously tall high heels! Irwin Allen did enjoy great success with his special effects in this film and the sight of the whole sky literally burning up along with the terrific underwater scenes are still highly impressive. Much ridicule has been directed at the whole premise of this story however I feel the idea of a radiation belt catching alight and frying the Earth's surface is actually quite an original and at times quite frightening idea and for the most part is handled in a quite convincing way if you ignore some of the scientific impossibilities of what the cast carry out. The addition of an unknown saboteur and the fatalist character played by Michael Ansara work well in heightening the drama and addign to the tensions along the way in the story and definately help keep up the viewers interest.

"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", is definately a trip back to a simpler time in sci fi film making but that should not be viewed as a critcism of the film. I've always felt it has a bit of the old Saturday matinee feel to it and I still find the movie great escapism for a bit over an hour and a half. Irwin Allen of course became much more famous later in the decade for his sci fi television series version of this movie and of course for "Lost in Space", but this movie was done on a more lavish scale than most of those efforts and still is worth seeing for its own merits. Try to see the original sci fi movie that became the long running series of the same name in Irwin Allen's exciting "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", soon.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Green-Washed Seaview July 9, 2007
Format:DVD
I can just imagine the marketing department at Fox scouring its archives for products it can tie in with today's environmental concerns. The "Global Warming" edition of the Voyage movie is a rather obvious repackaging of an old product with a glitzy extra or two, but the association with climate change is a stretch. In the movie, the sky catches fire and Earth's temperatures rise dramatically. Global warming, indeed.

I was happy to see the movie released with extras such as an isolated music track, commentary, and production gallery, but disappointed with the quality of each of the features. The music track is well recorded, but unlike the special edition of "Fantastic Voyage," there's no dialog to fill the passages which have no music. Long stretches of silence are the result.

With the commentary playing, I found myself groaning every time Voyage "expert" Tim Colliver launched into another of his glib ad-libs, which were riddled with obvious grammatical errors and verbal gaffs. Colliver mispronounces "depth" "Depp" - as in Johnny Depp - twice. He trips over his tongue, then ironically notes that he "talks for a living." I hope he saves his money. Colliver also points out that he feels obligated to tell us the differences between the Voyage movie and novelization... and vice versa!

While the video quality of the film is excellent on this DVD, it is no better than on the version backed with "Fantastic Voyage" which Fox released several years ago. If you already own that version, there is no need to replace it with this one. If you need to spend money, buy Fantastic Voyage (Special Edition) instead. Now THAT's how you do a commentary!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Voyage
This is a wonderful movie with a great cast. The underwater views are bad either. Good clean family entertainment nothing suggestive
Published 4 days ago by Charlotte Hethke
5.0 out of 5 stars Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
I am old enough to remember the series and always enjoyed them and the movie is a pre-cursor to them. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Debra M. Duval
5.0 out of 5 stars purchase
I have already reviewed this and all of the movies I have purchased recently. I always get good service from Movie Mars.
Published 1 month ago by Doris Seltzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling
I saw this movie as a kid and then watched the followup series. Very impressed with the FX even by todays standards.
Published 1 month ago by Michael L. Snowden
5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie!!
This is a fantastic adventure movie with classic actors. Walter Pidgeon makes a great Admiral Nelson and the action never stops. Too bad they don't make them like this anymore.
Published 1 month ago by Mark Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
I remember this movie when it first came out, but my wife had never seen it. We both had a great time watching it! It is a true classic in science fiction.
Published 3 months ago by Foxrunner
5.0 out of 5 stars "Impossible? You sound like Zucco. Nothing is impossible."
Fun. This is a word that is apparently taboo in Hollywood of today. But it used to be that having fun was what going to the movies was all about. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kooshmeister
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
I've enjoyed Irwin Allen - and disaster flicks - since I first saw The Towering Inferno (Special Edition). Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ivy Bewley
1.0 out of 5 stars what title?
This is getting monotonous, one more time and one more time only I CANNOT REVIEW SOMRTHING I HAVE NOT RECEIVED!!!! Read more
Published on May 9, 2011 by Richard V. Malak
3.0 out of 5 stars an almost believable childhood classic
I saw this when it came out, in one of those immense decorated theaters. To a 6-year old, this was an absolutely amazing spectacle: a lone submarine, mankind's last hope, as the... Read more
Published on May 6, 2011 by Robert J. Crawford
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