Boldly going where no coward has gone before.

Starring: Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Arthur O'Connell, Frank McGrath, Jeanette Nolan, Joan Shawlee, Guy Raymond

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"We are not interested in your heart, Fleming! We want your elbow grease!" – Donelli

Why watch this? As a kid, Don Knotts made me laugh until I cried.

Plot Summary: Roy Fleming is a timid carnival ride operator with a severe fear of heights, whose father unknowingly gets him a job at NASA. Upon arriving, Roy discovers he's been hired as a janitor, not an astronaut, but due to his father's excitement and belief in his astronaut status, he attempts to maintain the charade. However, unforeseen circumstances and the space race lead NASA to send an unlikely candidate into space, thrusting Roy into the very situation he's tried to avoid.

Dad's Preview: Comedian Don Knotts paved the road for the hapless, unlucky character that today is so perfectly played by Ben Stiller. Here he plays a man who aspires to be an astronaut so he goes to work for NASA. He lies to his family that he is going to be an astronaut, however he is just a janitor. When his family comes to visit he has to keep the lie going, with hilarious results. Then he accidentally gets blasted into space - for real! It's innocent, poignant and very, very funny.

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