Never a Dull Moment (1968 film)

Never a Dull Moment
Official theatrical poster
Directed byJerry Paris
Written byA. J. Carothers
Based onThe Reluctant Assassin by John Godey (Morton Freedgood)
Produced byRon Miller
StarringDick Van Dyke
Edward G. Robinson
Dorothy Provine
CinematographyWilliam E. Snyder
Edited byMarsh Hendry
Music byRobert F. Brunner
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • June 26, 1968 (1968-06-26)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,150,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[1]

Never a Dull Moment is a 1968 American heist comedy crime film from Walt Disney Productions starring Dick Van Dyke and Edward G. Robinson and directed by Jerry Paris. The script by A. J. Carothers was based on The Reluctant Assassin by John Godey. The supporting cast features Dorothy Provine, Henry Silva, Slim Pickens and Jack Elam. Master cartoonist Floyd Gottfredson created a comic strip, Astro Pooch, to be used as a prop in the film.[2]

It was re-released theatrically on April 15, 1977, on a double bill with a re-edited version of The Three Caballeros (1944) in featurette form.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1970", Variety, 6 January 1971 p 11
  2. ^ "Astro Pooch (XU ASPO 1) | I.N.D.U.C.K.S."