Release Date
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Original Release
September 5, 1967
1h 41m
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
⭐ 5.9101 min
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.
Director
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Edward Montagne
Department: Production
⭐Popularity: 6.9
Cast
Don Knotts
Roy Fleming
⭐0.6
Leslie Nielsen
Major Fred Gifford
⭐2.8
Joan Freeman
Ellie Jackson
⭐7.9
Jesse White
Donelli
⭐1.9
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Fleming
⭐1.7
Frank McGrath
Plank
⭐6.9
Arthur O'Connell
Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
⭐5.7
Joan Shawlee
Blonde in Bar
⭐9.8
Guy Raymond
Bert
⭐3.2
Nydia Westman
Aunt Zana
⭐8.8
Genres
ComedyFamilyScience Fiction
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