In this movie, a Russian sub runs aground off a small island in America. A small boarding party heads in to see if they can find a boat to try and pull the sub off the sandbar.
This is during the Cold War, so the situation is fragile. The Russians don't want to be caught, since it could be a political disaster. They try to mask their accents and approach a house, but that quickly turns south, and a series of problems and craziness ensues.
The movie is a comedy, but it also has some real moments in it. When a couple of the people talk about not wanting to hate, that was a particularly well done scene. The other thing was the way the terror spread. The leader of the Russian landing party summed it up pretty well when he said, "They're all crazy." The way the story grew reminded me of the game telephone. The story changed and grew until there were parachutists who'd taken over the airport, and they were taking over the entire island. I also want to commend the actors on their efforts with the Russian, and I liked that they didn't add subtitles. For some reason, it worked really well.
I really liked this one, and the ending was very wholesome. It's based on a 1961 novel called The Off Islanders by Nathaniel Benchley, but that seems to be out of print. Maybe I'll get the chance to read it one day. Good Movie!
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