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Pt 109 | 
| Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Actors: Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Grant Williams
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Video
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1305
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300269728
UPC: 085391125235
EAN: 9786300269729
ASIN: 6300269728
Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1963
Release Date: April 1, 1992
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John F. Kennedy lived long enough to see this Hollywood account of his Navy career and his heroism following a ruthless attack by a Japanese ship on his small patrol craft. Cliff Robertson is an amiable choice to play Kennedy, though one won't find a lot of the late president's mannerisms in his performance. The key battle sequence, which finds Kennedy and his crew bloodied and battered while trying to stay alive in shark-infested waters, makes a big impression on young viewers. --Tom Keogh
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 One Story of the War November 20, 2008
Acute Observer (Jersey Shore)
This is the story of one "patrol torpedo" boat, expendable forces used to attack the enemy to do the most damage at the lowest cost. The opening scene tells how JFK wrangled a front-line combat position instead of an office job is some safe rear echelon location. There is soon a warm welcome to the front. JFK wanted to learn what they didn't teach at Harvard (like some other wealthy men). An air raid shows that danger is near. Can JFK get his boat in shape in a week? The commander is not a happy man. PT 109 needs work, and gets it to pass inspection. Its engines are old. JFK had a taste for chocolate candy.
Their first combat assignment is to help evacuate Marines from an island and provide covering fire. What if they run out of gas? Will help arrive in time? What happens if the engines fail? They get an assignment to attack a Japanese supply fleet. Their base is attacked by Jap fighters. JFK scrounged a 37 mm anti-tank gun for his boat. The boats patrol in the dark, there is radio silence. The engines are muffled. Radar picks up a boat. A Jap destroyer runs into their ship and cuts it in two! Burning gasoline lights up the scene, men are rescued and brought to the floating wreck. The loss of PT 109 is reported, no survivors seen. The survivors swam to a deserted island to avoid capture. Planks are used as flotation devices. They land safely. Can they be rescued? Can they signal a friendly ship? "Nobody is giving up!"
Will they have to swim to another island? They can't fight against overwhelming odds. They travel to another island for food and water. JFK inscribed a message on a coconut so two natives can carry a message to Rendovo. The men are becoming dispirited. Then a reply is received. Friendly natives wave at a passing Jap Zero. A rendezvous is made after firing recognition shots. JFK leads a PT boat to the island that rescues the crew. They will be sent back to the states on leave. But JFK wants another boat to continue the war.
The credits name the actors in the crew. This is a slow-paced movie, but it is based on reality rather than Hollywood drama. JFK was the first President to have naval combat experience. His assassination was never solved in a court of law. There were a lot of changes to this country since his murder. [Why is this film never shown on TV?]
Where's The DVD October 9, 2008
Paul J. Tomlin (edmonds, WA USA)
Hey---those of you who are in charge: How come this here movie isn't on
DVD or blu-ray, yet? Surely would like to see it happen, soon.
thank you
PT 109 January 25, 2008
J. Williams
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great movie! I wish I could get a copy to play it on my DVD player, instead of having to dig out and hook up my old VCR when ever I want to watch it.
Oustanding movie about fine man, and very good future President! June 29, 2006
Ricahrd A. Salzer (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The absolute best performance of actor
Robertson's career. Story of young Lt.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who VOLUNTEERED
for hazardous PT boat duty in World War
II, despite his, brother and father's
previous role in Patriotic America First
Committee, that TRIED in vain to keep the
US out of World War II. Just like Pilot/
Aviator Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Kennedy
backed the Soviets down in '62 and prob-
ably kept the world from nuclear war, but
the Establishment keeps lying about alled-
ged affairs AFTER HE'S BEEN DEAD AND GONE
AND CANNOT DEFEND HIMSELF! Absolute rubbish!
The Masons, Zionists and others may hate him
but real Americans have been telling the
truth about him for years; Col. L. Fletcher
Prouty, Tom Valentine, Bo Gritz, and yes,
Rich Salzer!
Saved his crew and then the world May 7, 2006
P. Welsh (Portland OR, US of A)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
For those who have seen this film Barney Ross (Robert Culp) was a source of humor to the PT Men. While this is not played up in the film, the PT Boat brotherhood got Barney a part in the picture as a CPO whom the young jg Kennedy pours cleaning fluid on by mistake. Early in the film when the crew is renovating the boat the actual Barney Ross is the chief telling JFK about sea pearls.
Kennedy has been dead for over 40 years and is still under attacks for his private life, wonder why that is? He did all right by me, saved my ass in 1962. Why no DVD wonder why that is?
I can't agree that it is too long it gives a good measure of the SW Pacific between being bored to death and shot to death.
When Kennedy read the script he gave his OK if he could pick the actor to play himself he picked a young upstart named Cliff not Warren atleast that was the story in 1963, 64, 65....
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