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The Reluctant Astronaut

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Calorie Rating: 142
Released: 1967-09-05
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Studios: Universal Pictures,


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

Don Knotts
Character: Roy Fleming
Leslie Nielsen
Character: Major Fred Gifford
Joan Freeman
Character: Ellie Jackson

Jesse White
Character: Donelli
Jeanette Nolan
Character: Mrs. Fleming
Frank McGrath
Character: Plank

Arthur O'Connell
Character: Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
Joan Shawlee
Character: Blonde in Bar
Guy Raymond
Character: Bert

Nydia Westman
Character: Aunt Zana
Paul Hartman
Character: Rush
Robert F. Simon
Character: Cervantes

Robert Pickering
Character: Moran
Bill Quinn
Character: Captain Ferguson
Melissa Gilbert
Character: Niece

Burt Mustin
Character: Ned
Marjorie Bennett
Character: Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox
Herb Vigran
Character: NASA Doctor

Paul Bryar
Character: First Bus Driver (uncredited)


Production and Crew

James Fritzell
Screenplay

Billy Sands
Associate Producer
Rex Wimpy
Director of Photography

Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Vic Mizzy
Original Music Composer

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design