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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781404905627
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404905626
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 13, 2003
Running Time: 81 minutes
Sales Rank: 40214
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1957-05
Editorial Review:
Description:
Ronald Reagan plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy Davis portrays Helen, a navy nurse, Abbott's off-and-on girlfriend. Abbott is forced to leave a frogman behind to save the rest of his crew. But Abbott's second-in-command is convinced that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.
Amazon.com:
As the sole movie co-starring Hollywood's only First Couple, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, Hellcats of the Navy is either a privileged artifact or a hootworthy campfest, depending on your politics. Reagan plays a submarine ('hellcat') commander in the Pacific during World War II; Davis is the game little nurse back on shore who's decided he's (this is a quote) 'Mr. Right.' They share maybe eight minutes among the film's 82. Reagan's commander is a pretty glum guy, making unpopular life-or-death decisions into which his executive officer (Arthur Franz) reads nasty personal motives. This is a B movie all the way: drab supporting cast, script and direction that can't even get the cliches right, and bland studio footage of the actors intercut with speckly stock action shots and blatant miniatures exploding. Any contemporaneous episode of the syndicated TV series The Silent Service got more sense of excitement and wartime pressure aboard a submarine. Now if only the DVD had included that classic Saturday Night Live takeoff with Ron Reagan Jr. time-traveling back to the Hellcats set to spark the romance between dad (Randy Quaid) and mom (Terry Sweeney).... --Richard T. Jameson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ron and Nancy's only silver-screen hookup
Okay, most of us saw this movie just to see Ron and Nancy in their only silver-screen hookup. The novelty factor clearly is there, but is there something more to this movie?
I think so.
Although not on par with "Hunt For Red October" or "Run Silent, Run Deep," this is a great sub flick. I think it certainly is within the genre's top 10. Having Admiral Nimitz in the film's introduction was nice touch, but it left me wondering if this was fiction, history, or historical ... Read More
Rating: - Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis Star Together!
This is the ONLY film in which Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis star together! Based on a true incident. Dramatic World War II action.
Rating:  - Standard B-movie fare, nothing remarkable
Is it a horrible movie? I have seen much much worse than this. Does it merit 5-star ratings? You have got to be kidding me. If not for the fact that the stars went on to become President & First Lady, nobody would remember this movie any more than the countless number of B movies that were being churned out at this time.
It is interesting from the standpoint of Ronald Reagan's movie career, which was rapidly drawing to a close. Movies like this are indicative of an actor whose ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent, nothing bad!
Excellent movie with nothing dirty in it. A good WWII movie. Good acting by both Ronald and Nancy Reagan and the others.
Rating:  - Excellent WWII submarine movie! Good action sequences.
This movie addresses the issue of what it takes to be a good wartime commander. Exciting enemy encounters, good account of a few social interaction between the swabbies and their families. It's an excellent movie despite public ridicule of former President Ronald Reagan's acting (His real-life wife is in it too). It leaves you with a sense that you have learned something, especially after watching it a second time.
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