The Incredible Mr. Limpet Remake That Never Swam Don Knotts’ 1964 classic The Incredible Mr. Limpet nearly resurfaced decades later with Jim Carrey attached for a big-budget reboot. Development stalled after director Steve Oedekerk exited, and despite interest from future Pixar legend Brad Bird, Warner Bros. scrapped the project over rising costs. All that remains is a rare 20-second CGI test—one of Hollywood’s great “what ifs.” | Did You Catch This?

THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET had its wide release today way back in 1964! It's one of the great family movies, and we're happy to have it for you streaming on Warner Archive: http://bit.ly/2kROKW5 | Warner Archive Instant

Born Today, July 21, in 1924 Don Knotts - 70 roles incl No Time for Sergeants, The Incredible Mr Limpet, The Ghost & Mr Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Shakiest Gun in the West, Pleasantville - & of course TV's Ralph Furley and Barney Fife! #botd http://www.classicmoviehub.com/bio/don-knotts/ | Classic Movie Hub

Don Knotts and Joan Staley in the amusing "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken " 1966 It is a "horror mystery film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, the town dunce and a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas. | Italian Food