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Trailer
The Reluctant Astronaut
6.0
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1h 41m
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1967
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Released
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.

Cast
Don Knotts poster
Don Knotts
Roy Fleming
Leslie Nielsen poster
Leslie Nielsen
Major Fred Gifford
Joan Freeman poster
Joan Freeman
Ellie Jackson
Jesse White poster
Jesse White
Donelli
Jeanette Nolan poster
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Fleming
Frank McGrath poster
Frank McGrath
Plank
Arthur O'Connell poster
Arthur O'Connell
Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
Joan Shawlee poster
Joan Shawlee
Blonde in Bar
Guy Raymond poster
Guy Raymond
Bert
Nydia Westman poster
Nydia Westman
Aunt Zana
Paul Hartman poster
Paul Hartman
Rush
Robert F. Simon poster
Robert F. Simon
Cervantes
Robert Pickering poster
Robert Pickering
Moran
Bill Quinn poster
Bill Quinn
Captain Ferguson
Melissa Gilbert poster
Melissa Gilbert
Niece
Burt Mustin poster
Burt Mustin
Ned
Marjorie Bennett poster
Marjorie Bennett
Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox
Herb Vigran poster
Herb Vigran
NASA Doctor
Paul Bryar poster
Paul Bryar
First Bus Driver (uncredited)

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