The Reluctant Astronaut
He's an Astro-Knott Turned Astronaut in the Maddest Mix Up in Space History!!
1967 • NR • 1h 41m
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Overview
Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning th 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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(37 users) Cast / Crew 
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 James Fritzell Screenplay Everett Greenbaum Screenplay Edward Montagne Director Sam E. Waxman Editor Alexander Golitzen Art Direction Edward Montagne Producer 
Billy Sands Associate Producer Rex Wimpy Director of Photography William D. DeCinces Art Direction Vic Mizzy Original Music Composer Larry Germain Hairstylist 
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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 James Fritzell Screenplay Everett Greenbaum Screenplay Edward Montagne Director Sam E. Waxman Editor Alexander Golitzen Art Direction Edward Montagne Producer Billy Sands Associate Producer Rex Wimpy Director of Photography William D. DeCinces Art Direction Vic Mizzy Original Music Composer Larry Germain Hairstylist Bud Westmore Makeup Artist Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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