I found the story compelling rather than slight. Spike Milligan is not too bad in a straightish role, tho sometimes he seems to be in a different movie.
"Philips has got hold of Arthur's cap!" "Oh no, and he's supposed to be on a diet!"
Philips turns out to be an experimental chimpanzee - much hilarity.
The cast is great - Cushing as the frustrated scientist, Raymond Huntley superb as usual as the minister. Donald Pleasance as the friendly local in the pub who claims to be "in the publishing business".
Ian Bannen is almost too convincing as the armless veteran - his scenes are painful to watch.
Thorley Walters is always welcome, though I long to file the contents of his desk. "Bill Brown... we don't like him, do we?" His shabby office is apparently in a garage with something like VACUUM COMPRESSORS on the marquee.
Well worth your time.
"Philips has got hold of Arthur's cap!" "Oh no, and he's supposed to be on a diet!"
Philips turns out to be an experimental chimpanzee - much hilarity.
The cast is great - Cushing as the frustrated scientist, Raymond Huntley superb as usual as the minister. Donald Pleasance as the friendly local in the pub who claims to be "in the publishing business".
Ian Bannen is almost too convincing as the armless veteran - his scenes are painful to watch.
Thorley Walters is always welcome, though I long to file the contents of his desk. "Bill Brown... we don't like him, do we?" His shabby office is apparently in a garage with something like VACUUM COMPRESSORS on the marquee.
Well worth your time.