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The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward Montagne and starring Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and is eventually sent into space.
Aug 9, 2021 · Watch or download the classic movie starring Don Knotts as a fearful fairground operator who becomes a NASA astronaut. The Reluctant Astronaut is a free and legal streaming option on Internet Archive.
- 102 min
Don Knotts plays a janitor who is sent into space despite his fear of heights. Leslie Nielsen and Joan Freeman co-star in this 1967 film directed by Edward Montagne.
- (2.7K)
- Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
- Edward Montagne
- 1968-04-15
A 1967 comedy film starring Don Knotts as a small town kiddie-ride operator who is afraid of heights and becomes a janitor in the space program. Learn more about the plot, cast, credits, and reviews of this classic movie on TCM.
- Edward J. Montagne, Phil Bowles, James Welch
- Don Knotts
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.
A comedy film starring Don Knotts as a man who pretends to be an astronaut and ends up in space. Read the plot summary, cast, ratings and reviews from critics and audiences.
- Comedy
The Reluctant Astronaut. Don Knotts is Royal Fleming, a carnival worker who runs a spaceship ride for kids. Concerned about his future, Royal's dad sends an application to NASA - in his son's name! 355 IMDb 6.3 1 h 42 min 1967.
