The Reluctant Astronaut

The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)

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

Comedy Family Science Fiction

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.

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  • Release Date: 1967-09-05
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Director: Edward Montagne

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Cast

  • Don Knotts

    Roy Fleming

  • Leslie Nielsen

    Major Fred Gifford

  • Joan Freeman

    Ellie Jackson

  • Jesse White

    Donelli

  • Jeanette Nolan

    Mrs. Fleming

  • Frank McGrath

    Plank

  • Arthur O'Connell

    Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming

  • Joan Shawlee

    Blonde in Bar

  • Guy Raymond

    Bert

  • Nydia Westman

    Aunt Zana

  • Paul Hartman

    Rush

  • Robert F. Simon

    Cervantes

  • Robert Pickering

    Moran

  • Bill Quinn

    Captain Ferguson

  • Melissa Gilbert

    Niece

  • Burt Mustin

    Ned

  • Marjorie Bennett

    Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox

  • Herb Vigran

    NASA Doctor

  • Paul Bryar

    First Bus Driver (uncredited)

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