The Reluctant Astronaut
Original title: The Reluctant Astronaut
Original language: enIMDB: tt0062190
TMDB: 36855
Release date: Tuesday, 5th September 1967
Adult: No
Duration: 1h 41min
Popularity: 4.339
Rate: 6 / 37 votes
Overview: Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is as a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a layperson into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.
Popularity: 4.339
Rate: 6 / 37 votes
Overview: Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is as a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a layperson into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.
Directors
Edward Montagne
(Director)
(Director)Writers
Everett Greenbaum (Screenplay)
(Screenplay)James Fritzell (Screenplay)
(Screenplay)Cast
Don Knotts
(Roy Fleming)
(Roy Fleming)Leslie Nielsen
(Major Fred Gifford)
(Major Fred Gifford)Joan Freeman
(Ellie Jackson)
(Ellie Jackson)Jesse White
(Donelli)
(Donelli)Jeanette Nolan
(Mrs. Fleming)
(Mrs. Fleming)Frank McGrath
(Plank)
(Plank)Arthur O'Connell
(Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming)
(Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming)Joan Shawlee
(Blonde in Bar)
(Blonde in Bar)Guy Raymond
(Bert)
(Bert)Nydia Westman
(Aunt Zana)
(Aunt Zana)Paul Hartman
(Rush)
(Rush)Robert F. Simon
(Cervantes)
(Cervantes)Robert Pickering (Moran)
(Moran)Bill Quinn
(Captain Ferguson)
(Captain Ferguson)Melissa Gilbert
(Niece)
(Niece)Burt Mustin
(Ned)
(Ned)Marjorie Bennett
(Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox)
(Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox)Herb Vigran
(NASA Doctor)
(NASA Doctor)Paul Bryar
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