PT 109 (1963) | |
| Director(s) | Leslie H. Martinson |
| Producer(s) | Bryan Foy |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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PT 109 (1963) was a War - Drama Film directed by Leslie H. Martinson and produced by Bryan Foy.
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PT 109 ( 1963 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"Nauro Island...Commander...native knows posit...he can pilot... 11 alive-need small boat... Kennedy". So reads the carving on the coconut that sat upon President John F. Kennedy's desk for over twenty years. It's a coconut with a past and the film PT 109 tells the story of this coconut or rather,... Read full article
PT 109 ( 1963 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"Nauro Island...Commander...native knows posit...he can pilot... 11 alive-need small boat... Kennedy". So reads the carving on the coconut that sat upon President John F. Kennedy's desk for over twenty years. It's a coconut with a past and the film PT 109 tells the story of this coconut or rather,... Read full article
PT 109 ( 1963 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 14, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"Nauro Island...Commander...native knows posit...he can pilot... 11 alive-need small boat... Kennedy". So reads the carving on the coconut that sat upon President John F. Kennedy's desk for over twenty years. It's a coconut with a past and the film PT 109 tells the story of this coconut or rather,... Read full article
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Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Good afternoon.
[He looks around, and then opens one of the lockers. On the inside of the door is a picture of a luscious pin-up girl]
Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Somebody's kid sister?
Charles 'Bucky' Harris: Sorry, sir.
Lt. John F. Kennedy: He's very sorry, sir.
Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Oh, no, no. Don't apologize... the most seaworthy thing I've seen on this boat.
Ens. Leonard J. Thom: [reporting aboard the PT109] Mr. Kennedy? Ensign Leonard Thom, your exec.
[they exchange salutes]
Lt. John F. Kennedy: Oh, hi. Glad to meet you, Leonard.
[they shake hands]
Lt. John F. Kennedy: Welcome aboard.
Ens. Leonard J. Thom: [looking around the boat] How long did they give you to put it in shape?
Lt. John F. Kennedy: Well, we've used about half the time just talking right here.
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The meaning of film's title "PT 109" is PT Boat 109 or Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 or Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109. PT is a symbol referring to a motor torpedo boat's hull classification symbol (aka hull codes aka hull numbers), in this case PT stands for Patrol Torpedo. Occasionally, movies will lend their titles to the numerical designation of a boat (See also: U-571).
Peter Fonda, who resembled the young JFK in build and looks, was also considered for the role of PT 109's last skipper as were both Roger Smith and Ed "Kookie" Byrnes (See: Edd Byrnes) from the popular TV series 77 Sunset Strip
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