The Reluctant Astronaut
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“He's an Astro-Knott Turned Astronaut in the Maddest Mix Up in Space History!!”
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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Cast
20 people
Don Knotts
Roy Fleming
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Leslie Nielsen
Major Fred Gifford
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Joan Freeman
Ellie Jackson
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Jesse White
Donelli
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Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Fleming
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Frank McGrath
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Arthur O'Connell
Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
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Joan Shawlee
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Guy Raymond
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Nydia Westman
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Paul Hartman
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Robert F. Simon
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Edward Montagne Director · James Fritzell Screenplay Everett Greenbaum Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release September 5, 1967 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 5, 1967
Theatrical
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