In this Disney family film, brainy college student Merlin Jones (Tommy Kirk) invents a mind-reading machine, but the consequences of its use prove to be a lot of trouble. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. You'd suspect we're in the 1960s and you'd be right, as Misadventures opened in theaters forty years ago. Read more. The movie spawned the sequel Monkey's Uncle two years later. Copyright © 2020 Movies.com. After inventing a special mind-reading helmet, college student Merlin Jones (Tommy Kirk) learns of a crime a local judge (Leon Ames) is secretly plotting to commit. film that is easy to just sit back and relax-while-you-watch. After inventing a special mind-reading helmet, college student Merlin Jones (Tommy Kirk) learns of a crime a local judge (Leon Ames) is secretly plotting to commit. Disney veteran Tommy Kirk is Merlin Jones, an oddball college inventor. It is a fun and whacky (did I actually use that word?) Stay safe and healthy. Merlin Jones, the gifted but slightly oddball student who, accompanied by his girlfriend Jennifer, sets out on a series of comic misadventures. Nov 16, 2011 - 1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is a great movie, a must see. This Walt Disney production sees college student Merlin Jones involved in scientific experiments involving the deepest recesses of the mind. When the police won't listen, Merlin teams up with his girlfriend (Annette Funicello), and the two manage to sneak into the judge's house looking for evidence of criminal behavior.
Copyright © 2020 FANDANGO MOVIES. Merlin has developed a helmet capable of recording mental activity that could change the way humans look at the World and how the mind works. When the police won't listen, Merlin teams up with his girlfriend (Annette Funicello), and the two manage to sneak into the judge's house looking for evidence of criminal behavior. With help from his girlfriend (Annette Funicello), he must set to right all that has gone wrong. Stars Tommy Kirk & Annette Funicello. The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is available to watch and stream, buy on demand at Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, iTunes, YouTube VOD online. Nov 16, 2011 - 1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is a great movie, a must see.
When the judge turns out to be a crime novelist rather than an actual criminal, Jones realizes that his invention could use a little work. The cast (especially Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, and the chimp) is a perfect ingredient for the formula that is classic Disney nostalgia.
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 1963 MISADVENTURES OF MERLIN JONES, THE - A bright college student applies his newly-acquired knowledge of hypnotism with some near-disastrous results.
"The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" is a Disney classic that the entire family can enjoy. Merlin has developed a helmet capable of recording mental activity that could change the way humans look at the World and how the mind works. This Walt Disney production sees college student Merlin Jones involved in scientific experiments involving the deepest recesses of the mind. "It‘s easy to fool the eye but it‘s hard to fool the heart." As part of his experiment into the helmet, Merlin sets out in his car to test the recording of his mental activity. Arrested by a cop, Merlin is dragged before Judge Holmby, a local judge who Merlin and girlfriend Jennifer fear has his own reasons for wanting to get his hands on the mind helmet. The Misadventures of Merlin Jones opens with an Annette Funicello song and accompanying paper cutouts credits sequence. All Rights Reserved. From trying to solve what appears to be a horrendous burglary and murder plot to having a chimp-napping charge pinned on him, no one is exempt from Merlin's wacky sense of oddball adventure!