Strap in for a rollicking ride to the early days of space travel, and lift off with comedy at the controls. After Charley the chimp successfully orbits the moon, it's a space race against time as a reluctant volunteer (Tom Tryon) becomes next in line.
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Strap in for a rollicking ride to the early days of space travel, and lift off with comedy at the controls. After Charley the chimp successfully orbits the moon, it's a space race against time as a reluctant volunteer (Tom Tryon) becomes next in line. The fiercely organized plans of his mission director (Brian Keith) go hysterically awry when a beautiful "spy" appears. She has a vital -- and quite unearthly -- bit of information that could save the mission from failure, but the authorities quickly launch their own project -- an elaborate plan to keep astronaut and spy worlds apart. The result is out-of-this-world laughs for all!
Cast
Tom Tryon
Captain Richard Talbot
Simon Scott
Medical Officer
Brian Keith
Major General John M. Vanneman
Bert Remsen
Agent Brown
Edmond O'Brien
McClosky
Sarah Selby
Celia Talbot
Dany Saval
Lyrae
Dick Whittinghill
Colonel Briggs
Bob Sweeney
Senator Henry McGuire
Bob Hastings
Air Force Officer
Tommy Kirk
Walter Talbot
Nancy Kulp
Nutritionist
Kent Smith
Secretary Of The Air Force
Jo Anne Worley
N/A
Additional Details
Directed By: James Neilson Written By: Screenplay By Maurice Tombragel; Based On The Story By Robert Buckner Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Categories: Comedy Approximate Run Time: 99 minutes MPAA: Not Rated.
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About This Film
The movie pokes fun at beatniks, Secret Service men, and politicians. When one senator asks too may questions at space headquarters, a scientist asks him "Haven't you read our booklet, 'Simple Science For Senators?'"