Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is as a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a layperson into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.
The Reluctant Astronaut has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Reluctant Astronaut was released in 1967 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 30 reviews, giving The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Reluctant Astronaut a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, The Reluctant Astronaut is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1967, which stands at 60%.
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