Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1965 · 1h 30m

Sergeant Deadhead

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Director
Norman Taurog
Cast
Frankie Avalon as Sergeant Deadhead / Sergeant Donovan Deborah Walley as Airman Lucy Turner Cesar Romero as Admiral Stoneham Fred Clark as General Fogg Gale Gordon as Captain Weiskopf Harvey Lembeck as Airman McEvoy
Crew
Floyd Crosby — Director of Photography Eve Newman — Editor Fred R. Feitshans Jr. — Editor Ronald Sinclair — Editor Louis M. Heyward — Writer James H. Nicholson — Producer
Tagline

It's the FUNNIEST Collection of NUTS Ever Assembled on a LAUNCHING PAD!

Synopsis

An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.

Mood & Themes
musicalastronautchimpanzee
Key Collaborators
Norman Taurog Director Floyd Crosby Director of Photography Eve Newman Editor Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Editor Ronald Sinclair Editor Louis M. Heyward Writer James H. Nicholson Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff Producer
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