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The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)

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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Beth A 19 Sep 2007

As Alan says, "I first saw this when I was maybe (12) years old. What a ridiculous premise and hokey plot. But it's Don Knotts and I love it."

Jonathan M 13 Nov 2009

This is a great movie anyone can watch. Don Knotts does a great job as the main character.

Allan C 23 Dec 2017

Typically silly Don Knotts vehicle has Don as the small-town operator of a carnival kiddie spaceship ride. Even though he's deathly afraid of heights, Don wants to be an astronaut and gets a letter from NASA offering him a job, except that's it's to be part of the custodial staff. This being a Don Knotts picture, Don mistakenly ends up in the astronaut program and hilarity ensures, or at least mildly funny comic moments of hilarity ensure with nervous nelly Knotts being helped through the program by macho astronaut Leslie Nielsen (which is funny in itself since Nielsen would later be the comic center of "Police Squad"/"Naked Gun" as Lt. Frank Drebin). Overall, "The Reluctant Astronaut" is not a classic, but it is mildly diverting. The film also features the debut of Melissa "Little House on the Prairie" Gilbert.

Knox M 22 Aug 2016

An intensely humorous Don Knotts picture, albeit dated.

Connie W 23 Dec 2007

Not as funny as "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", but still fun to watch.