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The film's storyline is based on operations by United States Navy Underwater Demolition Teams, popularly known as "frogmen", against the Japanese Army and naval forces. It was the first such film about scuba diving and became a popular cultural hit. Following the opening credits, The Frogmen has an on-screen written statement:
The Frogmen: Lloyd Bacon, Dick Mayberry: US Navy underwater demolition team divers/commandos in South West Pacific Theatre: 1951 United States Go For Broke! Robert Pirosh: US Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France 1951 United States I Was an American Spy: Lesley Selander
Frogman (also Tongue Man), a villain in the 2013 Indian film Krrish 3; Frogmen, an unaired TV-movie starring O.J. Simpson; Frogman, a horror film based on the legend of the Loveland frog, was released in 2024.
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "This distinguished British war film celebrates the exploits of celebrated Royal Navy frogman Lt Lionel "Buster" Crabb, played here by Laurence Harvey, whose explosive temperament is a perfect match for the volatile character he plays. The underwater shooting is well done, and the ...
In the U.S. Navy, frogmen were officially phased out in 1983 and all active duty frogmen were transferred to SEAL units. In 1989, during the U.S. invasion of Panama, a team of four U.S. Navy SEALs using rebreathers conducted a combat swimmer attack on the Presidente Porras, a gunboat and yacht belonging to Manuel Noriega.
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Hell Comes to Frogtown is a 1988 American science fiction action film directed by Donald G. Jackson and R. J. Kizer, and written by Jackson and Randall Frakes.The film stars professional wrestler Roddy Piper as Sam Hell, one of the last remaining fertile men in a post-apocalyptic world populated by both humans and mutant amphibians.
Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer.. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death (1947), for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.