Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

It's Shape Up or Ship Out for "Admiral Honey's" all girl navy!

1966 • 113 min • Adventure · Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house and begins to adjust to life. He is in for trouble however when a local girl is banished to the island by her father, who then comes after Crusoe.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

32 reviews

50 Reviewers · 2 · 64%
58 Audience · 30 · 36%

A navy pilot crash-lands on a deserted island and befriends a chimpanzee, building a home in paradise. His solitude is broken when a young woman is banished to the island, leading to comical misunderstandings and an unexpected encounter with her angry father.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Very mild peril from island elements
Brief cultural misunderstandings

What it models well

Resourcefulness and adaptability
Friendship and companionship
Cultural understanding

Talk about it after

Life skills and self-sufficiency
Handling new experiences
Different cultures and traditions

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Top billed cast

Director: Byron Paul • Crew: Don DaGradi

Trailers & clips

Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) Disney Home Video Australia Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended
Not a big fan of Dick Van Dyke (but I must say ya can't not like him) and less of a fan of vintage live-action Disney movies. But I was in a mood for a little 60's nostalgia and I'd never seen this movie before and even though it's not on my bucket list I thought I'd give it a go. Sadly, it was typical Disney dreck of that era. Dick Van Dyke gave it his all but the script was weak, weak, weak!…
Finetunes, TMDB Community

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
Odd, not in a good way. In a lot of parts, <em>'Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.'</em> does feel like a retread of 1960's <em>'Swiss Family Robinson'</em> - the plot has differences, but you could possibly make a case for it being a paint job on that aforementioned film. Too cynical? Probably. For a comedy, there's a real lack of entertainment and humour. I don't think I laughed once.…
r96sk, TMDB Community