The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979)

Director:

Russ Mayberry

Writers:

Don Tait (screen story)
Mark Twain (novel)

Release Date:

26 July 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A sixth century space adventure!

Plot:

An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur.

Plot Keywords:

King Arthur | Astronaut | Time Travel | Remake | Based On Novel

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Dennis Dugan	...	Tom Trimble / Hermes
Jim Dale	...	Sir Mordred
Ron Moody	...	Merlin
Kenneth More	...	King Arthur
John Le Mesurier	...	Sir Gawain
Rodney Bewes	...	Clarence
Sheila White	...	Alisande
Robert Beatty	...	Senator Milburn
Cyril Shaps	...	Dr. Zimmerman
Kevin Brennan	...	Winston
Ewen Solon	...	Watkins
Pat Roach	...	Oaf
Reg Lye	...	Prisoner

Also Known As:

A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court (USA) (reissue title)
UFO
Unidentified Flying Oddball (USA)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:G | Spain:T | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The Stardust ship prop now resides in a very old fairground/theme park called Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight in the UK. Visitors used to be able to explore the interior, but is now off-limits except to look at from the outside.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tom is flying during the battle scene near the end wires that are holding the jet are clearly visible in several shots.

Quotes:

Clarence: [Waving a US flag] It's from his Uncle Sam!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Peep Show: (#1.2)" (2003)

Whatever! This movie Rocked! :-D it was so funny!

You above, yeah you! You are a fool if you didn't love this rockstar film! It had space ship, camelot, magic and wonder! All the makings of a great film! And you have the audacity to diss it? You are a movie snob that are one of them fools that likes the new Star Wars. The characters in this film, now titled "Unidentified Fly Oddball" on the current DVD of it, are hilarious! That lady that thinks her dad is a goose! hahaha i'm serious! hahahahaha.

So much hilarious stuff happens in this movie and some of it unintensional but still hilarious. Like you can see the strings on stuff that flies. hahahaha it's so bad that it's hilarious. My girlfriend was all dissing it like the movie snob above who wrote a bad review but I threatened to punch her if she didn't shut up so then she shut up! anyways! 8 of 10! hilarious movie. So aweomse!