VHS : What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
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starring: James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Giovanna Ralli, Aldo Raydirected by: Blake Edwards
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302719055
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302719054
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 19390
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In 1943, a by-the-book captain (Dick Shawn) is put in charge of a decimated company with orders to capture a quaint Italian village. Upon arriving, the men find the opposing soldiers all too eager to surrender, but only after the local wine festival, a bacchanal that leaves both sides wasted. The troops are forced to work together to stage a mock battle to satisfy American and German forces that are close by. Neither cynical like The Americanization of Emily nor absurd like King of Hearts, this 1966 comedy directed by Blake Edwards (The Pink Panther) and scripted by William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist) is a carefree romp. Collateral pleasures include Edwards’ signature stylish slapstick, Carroll O’Connor as a blustery general, James Coburn as the cool-under-fire Lieutenant Christian, Harry Morgan as an intelligence officer who gets lost in the village catacombs and goes mad, and the ravishingly beautiful Giovanna Ralli as the village Mayor’s very pliant daughter. 'War is hell,' the DVD box proclaims, 'and isn’t it fun?' Not really, but that shouldn't mar your enjoyment of one of Edwards' lesser-known films that is ripe for rediscovery. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Did Somebody Order a Laugh Exorcist?
This one-joke movie about the Italian Army's intestinal fortitude in engaging the war is tough going particularly when you consider the film's nearly two hour running time. It's certainly watchable but doesn't deliver the chuckles one would expect. It's nothing more than an extended episode of "McHale's Navy" with less laughs. I'd say "Hogan's Heroes" but that show was repugnant. Lone saving graces are a charming, not to say voluptuous, Giovanna Ralli and an all too brief turn by Carroll O'Connor ... Read More
Rating:  - Funny!
I just saw this movie and it's hilarious. I laughed out loud several times. The characters are pretty goofy, and there are stereotypes all around -- clever but undisciplined GIs, bumbling Germans, and, uh, Italians, who are their own stereotype. It's just a funny, feel-good movie to spend a lazy afternoon on. Definitely one for the collection.
Rating: - Superb Anamorphic transfer to DVD
This 1966 comedy looks fantastic on this May 2008 DVD release of this classic comedy. The format is anamorphic widescreen, enhanced for 16x9 aspect ratio, large-screen TVs. The picture and sound are crystal clear--beautiful rich, natural colors, sharp and crisp picture quality--it probably did not look this good in the movie theaters. If you have a large-screen, high-definition TV/high-defintion DVD player with surround sound--you will not be disappointed. Highly recommended!
Rating:  - What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
This movie is a funny WW II spoof and unmistakably Blake Edwards. It has a female impersonator, water gags and all the elements usually found in his movies. Henry Mancini provides great music. Henry Morgan should have had a better character roll. I would rather not have military overtones in movies.
Rating: - Humor in WWII Sicily
The gentle, absurdist comedy in this Blake Edwards film portraying American soldiers in Sicily during WWII prefigures in some ways his later "Pink Panther" series. One would have to be humorless to object to his stereotypes of the sultry local seductress, Italian troops more interested in village festivals, music, wine and women than fighting, and the evil Nazis who contrast to the bumbling but eventually victorious Americans. James Coburn plays the resourceful American sergeant and Harry Morgan, later ... Read More
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