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The Reluctant Astronaut

He's an Astro-Knott Turned Astronaut in the Maddest Mix Up in Space History!!

05 Sep 1967
  • United States of America
101 mins
5.938
40 votes
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Science Fiction
articleOverview personCast
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.
  • Don Knotts

    as Roy Fleming
  • Leslie Nielsen

    as Major Fred Gifford
  • Joan Freeman

    as Ellie Jackson
  • Jesse White

    as Donelli
  • Jeanette Nolan

    as Mrs. Fleming
  • Frank McGrath

    as Plank
  • Arthur O'Connell

    as Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
  • Joan Shawlee

    as Blonde in Bar
  • Guy Raymond

    as Bert
  • Nydia Westman

    as Aunt Zana
  • Paul Hartman

    as Rush
  • Robert F. Simon

    as Cervantes

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