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PT 109 Overview:

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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PT 109 Quotes:

Charles 'Bucky' Harris: Good afternoon, sir. Crew's compartment ready for inspection. Harris, Gunner's Mate Second, standing by.
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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PT 109 Facts
The boats were actually 85-foot long Air Sea Rescue boats. The cockpits were rebuilt to scale because the boats were some 5 feet longer in overall length than the Elco PTs.
WILHELM SCREAM: When the 109 is cut in half, one of the men screams the Wilhelm scream.
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
In the film, PT 109 is Navy gray in color, but the real boat was actually painted dark green when JFK commanded her - to camouflage it when moored along the bushes of the shoreline during daylight.
The real PT 109 had been engaged in continual combat for five months when JFK took command, but was not the derelict, inoperative hulk depicted in the movie.
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