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Overview

User Rating:
4.7/10   337 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Don Tait (screen story)
Mark Twain (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 July 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
A sixth century space adventure! more
Plot:
An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Whatever! This movie Rocked! :-D it was so funny! more (7 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Dennis Dugan ... Tom Trimble
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
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Directed by
Russ Mayberry 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Don Tait  screen story
Mark Twain  novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"

Produced by
Hugh Attwooll .... associate producer
Ron Miller .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ron Goodwin 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Beeson 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Boita 
 
Casting by
Maude Spector 
 
Art Direction by
Albert Witherick 
 
Costume Design by
Phyllis Dalton 
 
Makeup Department
Roy Ashton .... makeup artist
Ernest Gasser .... makeup artist (as Ernie Gassner)
Joyce James .... hair stylist
Betty Sherriff .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Robin Douet .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vincent Winter .... assistant director
Terry Madden .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ken Barker .... sound recordist
Peter Best .... sound editor
Claude Hitchcock .... sound recordist
Keith Batten .... boom operator (uncredited)
John Hayward .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ron Ballanger .... special effects (uncredited)
Michael Collins .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Cliff Culley .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Vic Armstrong .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Sturgess .... camera operator
Malcolm Vinson .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Jack Gardner .... assembly editor
 
Music Department
Ron Goodwin .... conductor
 
Other crew
Georgiana Hamilton .... continuity (as Georgina Hamilton)
Barrie Melrose .... location manager
Don Tait .... assistant to producer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court (USA) (reissue title)
UFO
Unidentified Flying Oddball (USA)
En rymdman vid riddarnas bord (Sweden) [sv]
König Artus und der Astronaut (West Germany) [de]
Um Astronauta na Corte do Rei Artur (Portugal) [pt]
Un astronauta alla tavola rotonda (Italy) [it]
Un astronauta en la corte del rey Arturo (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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. more
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. more
Quotes:
Tom Trimble: Right after I'm burned at the stake I'll tell the whole story to King Arthur.
Senator Milburn: Would it not show more foresight to tell him BEFORE the burning?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Peep Show: (#1.2)" (2003) more

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2 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Whatever! This movie Rocked! :-D it was so funny!, 9 September 2005
8/10
Author: threebrain2003 from United States

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!

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