Hello Down There
| Hello Down There | |
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| Directed by |
Jack Arnold Ricou Browning |
| Produced by |
George Sherman Ivan Tors |
| Written by |
John McGreevey Frank Telford |
| Story by |
Ivan Tors Art Arthur |
| Starring |
Tony Randall Janet Leigh Jim Backus Ken Berry Roddy McDowall Charlotte Rae |
| Music by | Jeff Barry |
| Cinematography | Clifford H. Poland Jr. |
| Edited by | Erwin Dumbrille |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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June 25, 1969 |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hello Down There (re-release title: Sub-A-Dub-Dub) is a 1969 American comedy-adventure film made by Paramount Pictures starring Tony Randall and Janet Leigh about a family living in an underwater house. It was directed by Jack Arnold and Ricou Browning (underwater sequences), produced by George Sherman and Ivan Tors from a screenplay written by John McGreevey and Frank Telford. The film was re-released in 1974 under the title Sub-A-Dub-Dub as part of the "Paramount Family Matinee" series.
Fred Miller (Tony Randall) must prove that his new design for an underwater home is viable by convincing his family to live in it for 30 days. His son and daughter (Gary Tigerman and Kay Cole) are members of an emerging pop rock band (Richard Dreyfuss and Lou Wagner) whom they invite to live with them during the experiment. Their temporary home, which Miller dubs the "Green Onion," is 90 feet below the surface of the ocean and is filled with super-modern appliances and amenities for house-wife Vivian (Janet Leigh) all designed by Miller, and a hole in the floor providing direct access to the sea.
The group are soon joined by a live-in seal named Gladys and a pair of dolphins (Duke and Duchess) which stay close at hand and fend off unwanted sharks. They are confronted by many obstacles including a rival designer (Ken Berry) from Undersea Development Inc. who begins to cause problems for the inhabitants of the "Green Onion".
Meanwhile, the band's single has gotten the attention of record executive Nate Ashbury (Roddy McDowall) who decides to sign them sight-unseen. He takes the liberty of booking them for an important television performance on The Merv Griffin Show without communicating with them first. After learning that they are inaccessible, he proves that he will go to great lengths to reach them since the show must go on. The band gets its airing, and the Navy is alerted by the sounds of the music coming from the sea. As naval fleets swarm in to investigate what must surely be a Communist plot, the movie will disruptly end.
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