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65% Critic Match
The Honeymoon Machine
“Fits either sex... and makes nothing but laughter!”
6.5 / 10• 1961• 1h 27m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a tool to predict where a roulette ball will land. They dock in Venice, Italy, and begin making a killing at the casino, but their shore-to-ship signals get misinterpreted as signs of attack by Adm. Fitch, putting a serious crimp in the officers' get-rich-quick scheme.
Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen
Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
Lead
Brigid Bazlen
Julie Fitch
Jim Hutton
Jason Eldridge
Paula Prentiss
Pam Dunstan
Dean Jagger
Admiral Fitch
Jack Weston
Signalman Burford Taylor
Jack Mullaney
Lt. Beauregard 'Beau' Gilliam
Marcel Hillaire
Inspector of casino games
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Thorpe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Honeymoon Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
