Wake Me When It's Over (1960)

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A World War II veteran is mistakenly recalled to duty and sent to a boring Pacific island. He must deal with the absurd situation and find a way to get back home.

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What happens

Wake Me When It's Over is a 1960 DeLuxe Color comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Ernie Kovacs and Dick Shawn in CinemaScope. The screenplay concerns a World War II veteran who gets called back into service by mistake and is sent to a dreary Pacific island. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Singer. The title song was written by Sammy Cahn (words) and James Van Heusen (music) and sung by Andy Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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