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Sergeant Deadhead

Movie·1965·Comedy, Music·1h 30m·Directed by Norman Taurog

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An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.

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Frankie AvalonFrankie AvalonSergeant Deadhead / Sergeant DonovanDeborah WalleyDeborah WalleyAirman Lucy TurnerCesar RomeroCesar RomeroAdmiral StonehamFred ClarkFred ClarkGeneral FoggGale GordonGale GordonCaptain WeiskopfHarvey LembeckHarvey LembeckAirman McEvoyJohn AshleyJohn AshleyAirman FilroyBuster KeatonBuster KeatonAirman Blinken

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