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The Reluctant Astronaut | Year: 1967 Directed: - Edward Montagne Wrong, Mr. Maltin Once again Leonard Maltin is wrong, wrong, wrong (see above). You either like Don Knotts or you don't. For those who do, and there are millions of us, his comedies from the 1960s like "The Reluctant Astronaut" are very entertaining, and, yes, very funny films. I grew up in the 1960s and "The Reluctant Astronaut" was another of those Don Knott's comedies that the whole family was taken to the drive-in theatre on a Friday night. For Leonard Maltin to call this childish is an unfair statement. I'm almost forty now and I still LOVE watching this movie as every bit as I did back in '67. I would never pay a dime to see Leonard Maltin act and I always turn the channel whenever he comes on television with one of his one sided reviews. What is funnier than seeing Knott's up in space opening a special can that shoots out peanut butter and then proceeds to do a dance around him like a snake? I am on the floor rolling! And who would ever think that Leslie Nielsen would ever become the icon for 90s comedies that he has today? He is very straight in this film which gives the film balance. They don't movies like this anymore. I highly recomend this video. Buy it now before it goes out of print. Don Knotts' best role since "Barney Fife" Though it isn't what I'd call "rolling around on the floor in a fit of uncontrollable laughter" hilarious every minute from beginning to end, this movie deserves high marks for an imaginative, fun-filled story that, unlike many so-called comedy movies of the last 15-20 years, doesn't ruin its light-hearted mood by interjecting heavy-handed drama into the plot. It has been truly sad to see Mr. Knotts wasting his great talent for comedy on such low-brow fare as "Three's Company" in the early '80s, and much more recently, in the teen-"sexploitation" film, "Pleasantville". Nevertheless, "The Reluctant Astronaut" is a real treat for those who love a good Don Knotts-at-his-best movie. Classic Don Knotts Great movie. This is for all fans of Barney Fife and Don's previous films like Ghost and Mr. Chicken. My favorite part is when Don comes back home after some training at NASA and he is at home with friends and family who are congratulating him. A little kid is the only one in the room who isn't buying Don's astronaut exploits. He grills Don about certain specifics and the rest is classic. PHONY! Buy The Reluctant Astronaut at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Reluctant Astronaut Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Reluctant Astronaut This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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