Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, 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 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 lay person into space to ... (Full plot summary below)
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Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, 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 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 lay person into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.
Leave your thoughts about The Reluctant Astronaut.
| User ReviewJames RClassic Donn Knotts movie!!! Which means you NEED to see this!! |
| User ReviewClay BDon Knotts is awesome as always in this hilarious comedy. The ending's a little so-so, but everything before that is so funny, you just don't care. |
| User ReviewBeth AAs 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." |
| User ReviewNate TAmusing film. Most noteworthy for Leslie Nielsen playing straight to Don Knotts. |
| User ReviewJohn YDon Knotts is awesome as always in this hilarious comedy. The ending's a little so-so, but everything before that is so funny, you just don't care. |
| User ReviewLiz M"I hope she has a good time..." |
| User ReviewConnie WNot as funny as "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", but still fun to watch. |
| User ReviewJohn GA fun trip to the 60's with Don Knotts as a janitor/astronaut with no head for heights; these old 60's comedies deliver more atmosphere than than laughs but are worth it for that to me; Leslie Nielsen as the handsome astronaut actually has a bit of color to his hair here . . . |
| User ReviewRay JAgain, a great movie from Knotts who excells in comedy. |
| User ReviewZaar DA great film to watch on a rainy sunday afternoon..Don's a classic |
