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6.0/10   745 votes
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Director:

Edward Montagne

Writers:

James Fritzell (writer)
Everett Greenbaum (writer)

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Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

He's an ASTRO-KNOTT turned ASTRONAUT in the Maddest Mixup in Space History!!

Plot:

Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

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Another Exhibition for the Likeable Don Knotts. more (8 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

Canada:102 min | USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the beginning scene, Roy announces a "Meteorite shower". A Meteroite is a chunk of rock from space that strikes the surface of Earth. Roy should have said "Meteor shower". more

Quotes:

Donelli: Fleming, you've been here two weeks now, and I don't think your mind has been on your work for one second!
Roy Fleming: Uh, um, well to tell you the truth, sir, my heart really isn't in this.
Donelli: We are not interested in your heart, Fleming! We want your elbow grease!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more


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Another Exhibition for the Likeable Don Knotts., 4 July 2002
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Small-time carnival operator Don Knotts gets enlisted to work for NASA by his father. Of course the job Knotts has gotten is to be a janitor in Houston. Now Knotts must lie to all his friends and relatives to make them think that he is a real astronaut. NASA is in need of funds though and they show their confidence in their program by coming up with an idea to send a non-astronaut into outer space. Get the picture? A funny little film that is once again an exhibition of Knotts' talents. Leslie Nielsen is priceless as the astronaut assigned to be Knotts' primary instructor. A film that plays more like a long television show rather than an actual motion picture. Fair in the end. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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