HELLO DOWN THERE is a twee and annoying Disney-style family adventure film about an ordinary American family who relocate to an undersea home in order to try life out. The inspiration is undoubtedly VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA mixed with LOST IN SPACE in the depiction of a suburban family in fish-out-of-water situations (no pun intended). Directed by a couple of underwater experts who add a little undersea photography for interest, this is generally a very middling and dated type of production that's far too wholesome for its own good. Tony Randall is the eccentric professor husband with the annoying character, while Janet Leigh does the best she can with the frustrated housewife role. Roddy McDowall and a boyish Richard Dreyfuss also appear. The appearance of some trained dolphins and a seal add to the fun a little, but otherwise this is forgettable fare with cheesy scripting and hackneyed plotting.
Review of Hello Down There
