I haven't thought about "Island at the Top of the World" for years, and now two blogs post items about it within about a week of each other! I remember the animatronic Killer Whale being pretty cool...
The first time I saw "Island at the Top of the World" I was sort of watching...but I immediately perked up when I heard the dog whimper. The same whimper is used in Pirates of the Caribbean and Mary Poppins!
I especially like the airship Hyperion design in Island at the Top of the World. It is probably the closest to a Tom Swift-style airship that has been included in a completed film. Of course 20th C. Fox was working on a Tom Swift film in 1966-69 and built two full-scale "Aeroship" craft.
We own some parts from the Hyperion, including the 8-ft propeller which replaced the broken one along with the control levers over which the characters fight ("faster" "slower").
We own more and larger part from the Tom Swift Aeroships.
Thursday, 13 May, 2010
Still no time for text, please continue your self guided tour.
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A special movie review for Major! I've only seen this movie once (in the '70's) and its was really weird... I thought it was an old funky movie back then!
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Some Disneyland Operating Hours for Jason...
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posted by Vintage Disneyland Tickets at 12:34 AM on Dec 21, 2009
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Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
The first time I saw "Island at the Top of the World" I was sort of watching...but I immediately perked up when I heard the dog whimper. The same whimper is used in Pirates of the Caribbean and Mary Poppins!
Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
I especially like the airship Hyperion design in Island at the Top of the World. It is probably the closest to a Tom Swift-style airship that has been included in a completed film. Of course 20th C. Fox was working on a Tom Swift film in 1966-69 and built two full-scale "Aeroship" craft.
We own some parts from the Hyperion, including the 8-ft propeller which replaced the broken one along with the control levers over which the characters fight ("faster" "slower").
We own more and larger part from the Tom Swift Aeroships.
Thursday, 13 May, 2010