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55% Critic Match
Onionhead
“The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!”
5.5 / 10• 1958• 1h 51m•NR• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.
Cast & Crew
Andy Griffith
Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Lead
Felicia Farr
Stella Papparonis
Walter Matthau
'Red' Wildoe
Erin O'Brien
Josephine 'Jo' Hill
Joe Mantell
Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
Ray Danton
Ensign Dennis Higgins
James Gregory
Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Joey Bishop
Sidney Gutsell
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Taurog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Onionhead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
