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Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)

The Spaceman and King Arthur (original title)
G | | Comedy, Family, Adventure | 26 July 1979 (USA)
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An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur.

Director:

Russ Mayberry

Writers:

Don Tait (screen story), Don Tait (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis Dugan ... Tom Trimble
Jim Dale ... Sir Mordred
Ron Moody ... Merlin
Kenneth More ... King Arthur
John Le Mesurier ... Sir Gawain (as John le Mesurier)
Rodney Bewes ... Clarence
Sheila White ... Alisande
Robert Beatty ... Senator Milburn
Cyril Shaps ... Dr. Zimmerman
Kevin Brennan Kevin Brennan ... Winston
Ewen Solon ... Watkins
Pat Roach ... Oaf
Reg Lye ... Prisoner
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Storyline

A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande and enemies with the awful knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred is out to oust Arthur, while Alisande's father is not the goose she believes him to be but is also a victim of Mordred's schemes. It's as well the Americans have arrived. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | mordred | king arthur | android | nasa | See All (28) »

Taglines:

Chaos in the Cosmos! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Certificate:

G | See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1979 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court See more »

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording) (uncredited)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Roy Kinnear was offered Clarence. See more »

Goofs

When Tom is flying during the battle scene near the end, wires that are holding the jet are clearly visible in several shots. See more »

Quotes

Clarence: [Waving a US flag] It's from his Uncle Sam!
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Connections

Version of Un español en la corte del rey Arturo (1964) See more »

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Trailer song
30 November 2007 | by mvsleen – See all my reviews

I remember the trailer song too, Miniskunk!

"Unidentified Flying Oddball, it's undeniably oddball. He's the wrong way astronaut, Who brought his rocket back to to Camelot. There's an oddball in King Arthur's court!"

Been searching for that song for ages. Makes me feel out of date myself.

;-)

I used to live in the States when this movie came out. Some of the actors are great. Dennis Dugan has an uncanny resemblance to Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) and could even make me laugh when the jokes in this flick were pretty bad.
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