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The Reluctant Astronaut
1 hour 41 minutes1967-09-05
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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.
Cast
![Don Knotts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cr1eyblxpQe4LBafMMuQ6BuOGzR.jpg)
Don Knotts
Roy Fleming
![Leslie Nielsen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u5vWl5dw69Nf89f905Qb5JqEVL3.jpg)
Leslie Nielsen
Major Fred Gifford
![Joan Freeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vc1EIOhvqo6tcLqigF1xFPYdf2g.jpg)
Joan Freeman
Ellie Jackson
![Jesse White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dAt1ryw8dTmo8UalqAOzQojALeq.jpg)
Jesse White
Donelli
![Jeanette Nolan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wb9G3heeItXTpXqPy4HlNDMJWrE.jpg)
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Fleming
![Frank McGrath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oNrSoWUju49BNrpCYQGJQI6BQ0V.jpg)
Frank McGrath
Plank
![Arthur O'Connell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jJh2FxbrpIm5GzIMP8uA0cWNQdc.jpg)
Arthur O'Connell
Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
![Joan Shawlee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oUmK5YF1jcGs5eEGStI1I3iF5vd.jpg)
Joan Shawlee
Blonde in Bar
![Guy Raymond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rwwGqSDgbV5XeL7J50Mpeh5XZDH.jpg)
Guy Raymond
Bert
![Nydia Westman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tWVAHJxbOpktW22y5dyiAlvn3uW.jpg)
Nydia Westman
Aunt Zana
![Paul Hartman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zGll1vLN9IJou8M61TtZBs9ORzc.jpg)
Paul Hartman
Rush
![Robert F. Simon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3pIfE1s5WxdAWlcAnpPR0X4HpiH.jpg)
Robert F. Simon
Cervantes
![Robert Pickering](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Pickering
Moran
![Bill Quinn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nUZESLpbnDMYovWh19uaBnKd5Dw.jpg)
Bill Quinn
Captain Ferguson
![Melissa Gilbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5O2KP9nqLZOAPTYkRH3uF7rcunf.jpg)
Melissa Gilbert
Niece
![Burt Mustin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yc2afsSK2jvmZqF1YBSBdPvN5cr.jpg)
Burt Mustin
Ned
![Marjorie Bennett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lbaoqSJsKzOrNfg38Hqwq4bORQs.jpg)
Marjorie Bennett
Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox
![Herb Vigran](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2CG32FVQmmbgDDNBmUN85sEza4f.jpg)
Herb Vigran
NASA Doctor
![Paul Bryar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//o13k57tZuq5JZCRxHoNX0adOrcD.jpg)