History Film / TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing

* CaliforniaDoubling: With Northern California standing in for coastal Massachusetts (quite effectively, too).

'''''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming''''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zany madcap comedy much like ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine Спрут (pronounced ''Spr-oo-t'' - "Octopus") accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

* DefiantToTheEnd: PlayedForLaughs with [[[BrattyHalfPint Pete]].

* EccentricTownsfolk: The residents of Gloucester Island are a bunch of loons, eespecially Fendall Hawkins, an old vet who musters the townspeople into a militia and makes the situation much worse.

'''''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'''''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zany madcap comedy much like ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine Спрут (pronounced ''Spr-oo-t'' - "Octopus") accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zany madcap comedy much like ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine Спрут (pronounced ''Spr-oo-t'' - "Octopus") accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

* BrattyHalfPint: Pete Whittaker, with a side of HotBlooded PatrioticFervor (example: him calling ''his dad'' a "[[TheQuisling traitor]]" (compared directly with Benedict Arnold) for trying to help the ''heavily armed Russians'' so they can get out of his house without trouble (and potentially bloodshed) occurring).

* BrattyHalfPint: Pete Whittaker, with a side of HotBlooded PatrioticFervor (example: him calling ''his dad'' a "[[TheQuisling traitor]]" (compared directly with Benedict Arnold) for trying to help the ''heavily armed Russians'' so they can get out of his house without trouble occurring).

* ClimbingClimax: When the Russians and the townsfolk make a human pyraimd to help the boy at the top of the church.

* UsefulNotes/ColdWar

* RedsWithRockets: Submarine, actually.

* ColdWar

''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zany madcap comedy much like ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine Спрут (pronounced ''Sprut'' - "Octopus") accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

'''''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming''''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zany madcap comedy much like ''ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine Спрут (pronounced ''Sprut - Octopus'') accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

* BoundAndGagged: Telephone switchboard operator Alice Foss, by the Russian crew.
* BrickJoke: Early in the movie, Norman tells Luther to take his horse and inform the residents of the other half of the island of what has happened. The last scene in the movie [[spoiler:features Luther riding, shouting, [[TitleDrop "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!"]]]]

* ClimbingClimax: [[spoiler:When the Russians and the townsfolk make a human pyraimd to help the boy at the top of the church.]]

* DeathFromAbove: Subverted.
* EccentricTownsfolk

* FakeNationality: None of the sub crew are actually played by actors of Russian descent, although Alan Arkin (Lt. Rozanov), Theodore Bikel (the Captain), and John Phillip Law (Alexei) all give very credible performances. Arkin actually received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role.

* [[ExecutiveMeddling Military Meddling]]: The U.S. Navy refused to lend a submarine for the production of the film, and vetoed the producers' idea of acquiring a genuine ''Soviet'' sub.

* TitleDrop: By Luther Grilk, at the very end.

* CluelessDeputy:Norman Jonas

* BrickJoke: Early in the movie, Norman tells Luther to take his horse and inform the residents of the other half of the islands of what has happened. The last scene in the movie [[spoiler:features Luther riding, shouting, [[TitleDrop "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!"]]]]

* MostWritersAreWriters: One of the protagonists is a comedy writer.

The film was directed by Norman Jewison, and the cast includes Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, and Creator/JonathanWinters.

'''''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming''''' is a 1966 American comedy film, loosely adapted from a book. A classic zanny madcap comedy much like ''ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''. The movie puts a twist on a Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine, Спрут (pronounced ''Sprut - Octopus''), accidentally runs aground near a small New England island town.

Before long, the Russian crew are in very deep trouble. A humble comedy writer and his family quickly get caught up in the mess and as you can imagine, HilarityEnsues.

The film was directed by Norman Jewison, and the cast includes Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, and Jonathan Winters.

* ASimplePlan: Rozanov had one, but it hasn't gone right once!

--> '''Crewman 1''': ''seeing bag of fertilizer'' "Hey look! American grain!"
--> '''Crewman 2''': ''smells it'' "No, that's shit."

* BrickJoke: Early in the movie, Norman tells Luther to take his horse and inform the residents of the other half of the islands of what has happened. The last scene in the movie [[spoiler: features Luther riding, shouting, [[{{Title Drop}} "the Russians are coming! the Russians are coming!" ]]]]

* ClimbingClimax: [[spoiler:When the Russians and the townsfolk make a human pyraimd to help the boy at the top of the Church.]]

* [[ExecutiveMeddling Governmental Meddling]]: The U.S. Navy refused to loan a submarine for the production of the film, and vetoed the producers' idea of acquiring a genuine ''Soviet'' sub.

* HelloAgainOfficer: Walt keeps running into the same Russian Officer...
-->"Always I'm saying goodbye to you, and always I'm meeting you again.

* WorldGoneMad: It could have been worse. Much worse. Still, everyone on island is crazy!