Reluctant Astronaut

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Summary: Double Over!
Review: This was a very funny movie. I love the countdown part. 5,4,3,2,1,BLASTOFF! The Reluctant Astronaut was a great,clean family video. I would totally recommend this for any home video library.

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Summary: Don Knotts' best role since "Barney Fife"
Review: 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.

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Summary: The Reluctant Astronaut
Review: You gotta love Don Knotts. . . always the nervously dimwitted goof-up! There is something endearing about his naive harebrained ways. Knotts plays a humble small town carnival ride operator by the name of Roy Fleming. His father, Buck, who has bigger aspirations for his son, signs Roy up for the space program. Despite the fact that Roy is happy living his simple life, he heads off to Houston to follow his father's dream. As it turns out, Roy lands a job as a janitor. What a relief for him considering he is deathly afraid of heights! But fearing what his parents will think if they find out about his menial job, he manages to keep up the facade of being a big time astronaut. And when NASA decides to send a regular person to space to test out a new spacecraft, not only will Roy get to live up to his father's expectations, he will also get a chance to confront his own fear of heights. This is one goofball comedy that may be a little nonsensical to some, but for someone like Gulliver, whose all-time favorite sitcom is Three's Company (pre-Ralph Furley), I'm sure you'll find this no-brainer a riot to watch.