planning, but was decommissioned late 1963, before principal filming began. Here lies a double anachronism, in that Los Angeles was not commissioned until late 1945, and Galveston had been converted to a guided missile cruiser, and clearly shows her 1960s configuration with large radars and missile launchers in place of her removed gun turrets. The animated sequences were handled by Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of Robert McKimson, and it was the final project for the studio prior to its temporary closure in December 1963, as well as one of the few non-Looney Tunes productions they worked on. The Coney Island pier, naval scenes, and other aquatic scenes were filmed on Stage 16 at Warner Brothers Studio. The Stage 16 tank holds two and a half million gallons of water. Release The film had its premiere on January 20, 1964 at the Weeki Wachee Springs Underwater Theater in Spring Hill, Florida. The film went into general release on March 28, 1964. Knotts called the film "very very good." Reception The Los Angeles Times said the film would induce "many laughs" and also "a tear or two." Diabolique magazine called it "overlong and clearly budget challenged but full of charm, and is reminiscent of the Francis movies... an extremely likable story." The film had its television premiere on CBS on January 3, 1969 as part of The CBS Friday Night Movies. Home media The Incredible Mr. Limpet was released by Warner Home Video on VHS in 1990. On December 3, 1994, the film was reissued on VHS. On October 1, 2002, it was released on DVD. On August 7, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film in high definition on Blu-ray Disc and reissued the DVD on March 24, 2020 through the Warner Archive Collection. Proposed live-action remake The project entered development in 1996 when Steve Rudnick and Leo Benvenuti were hired as writers for a remake of The Incredible Mr. Limpet. By 1997, Jim Carrey entered negotiations to star in the title role, and was confirmed in February 1998 with Steve Oedekerk hired as the writer and director. Knotts was aware of plans for the remake, which he wrote about in his autobiography, and offered his support. Roughly $10 million was spent on animation tests to digitally map Carrey's motion-captured human face onto a fish's body, which produced disastrous results. By March 1999, Oedekerk left the project following creative