The Reluctant Astronaut
“He's an Astro-Knott Turned Astronaut in the Maddest Mix Up in Space History!!”
1967•NR•1h 41m•6.0•Released
ComedyFamilyScience 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.
Director
Edward Montagne
Writer
Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
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
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Edward Montagne
Recommended
6.3
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022
5.9
Pets United
2019
6.6
Crater
2023
7.6
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024
5.9
SpaceCamp
1986
7.6
Two by Two: Overboard!
2020
6.5
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
2022
6.4
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League
2015
7.7
Henry Danger: The Movie
2025
6.6
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling
2019
5.9
Planet 51
2009
6.7
Plankton: The Movie
2025
6.9
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
6.1
Jetsons: The Movie
1990
6.4
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
1980
6.7
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout
2016
7.1
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
2011
7.2
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
2014
6.8
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
2021
6.7
LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters
2019
Similar Movies
7.7
The Martian
2015
7.4
Valentin
2002
5
Back in Business
2007
6.2
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
6.2
Mutant Aliens
2002
2.3
Monster a Go-Go!
1965
6.6
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
5.2
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
4.9
Morons from Outer Space
1985
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
2018
6.1
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
1999
Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
0
The Astronaut
2017
4.7
Project-M
2014
5.2
RocketMan
1997
Voyager 1
2024
10
The Seventh Clone
2024
Any Last Words
0
5.2
Virtuality
2009
The Menace From Space
2013