TOMMY'S 14th ANNUAL PICK-FIVE GREAT SUMMER MOVIES - #4 IS THE COMEDY B-FLICK ADVENTURE "I SAILED TO TAHITI WITH AN ALL-GIRL CREW" (1969)

The last feature that two '60's character-actor vets (Gardner McKay, Richard Denning) ever did was this quirky screwball comedy adventure. One boater who bets another he can beat him in a race to Tahiti using, yep, all all-girl crew. It was filmed on location in Hawaii but looks like shooting took place in 1967 although its release date was 1969. One of the main actresses was borrowed from 20th Century Fox and a lot of the other girls were various surfer champions.

I will warn you it's very silly and super screwball, slap-stick kind of stuff. The film has a lot of heart though and the story is fun with surprises, diversions and even a saboteur. A girl saboteur, of course. 

Yep, a surprise debut appearance on the pick-five, it used to be shown on Channel 56 late at night back in the UHF days. It's still considered pretty obscure and I'm not exactly sure who owns the copyright, it was financed by something called World Entertainment Corp. While officially unavailable, copies do pop up and the most recent I found is an excellent transfer. Enjoy while you can.   2.75 stars/2.75