Alicia I love this movie so much

VividSimon Simply Perfect

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

cemab4y This film is cute little trick of a film. In the early days of space flights, it was time for a send-up. And the great character actor edmond O'Brien, was terrific as the "hard as nails" security agent. A treat for us Disney fans.The comic highlight of the film is the "parade of usual suspects", when San francisco beatnik chicks are brought in for review. A real HOOT!The alien chick is disarmingly funny, and I wish she could have had more films after this one. She was so fine, I wanted to sign up for astronaut training.The pacing is slow, and the humor is formulaic, but I still get a chuckle out of this minor classic.

lucky_ladybug Pun aside, this really is a great movie. I don't know why it wasn't one of Disney's bigger hits. Anyway, the plot concerns an unwilling astronaut who meets up with an alien shortly before he needs to leave for the space center. And the alien has a very important message for him! Then when the astronaut disappears to talk with the alien, Federal Security and some high-ranked Air Force men get involved in the search! If you can find this movie somewhere, definitely buy it! I'm anxiously waiting for Disney to reissue this movie on video, like they've been doing with so many of their old classic comedies.

SanDiego Wry satire skewing the government, the military, and the space program at a time when there wasn't that many films taking aim at those agencies. This was the Kennedy era after all, and Disney didn't make that many satires. Tom Tyron ("Texas John Slaughter")is good as the astronaut but French actress Dany Saval ("Boeing, Boeing") makes the film worth watching. The support actors fail to bring the script alive (good actors but dry direction lets them sway in the wind). Tommy Kirk appears in a very small, but adult role.

DLewis An astronaut has his moonshot delayed by a series of seemingly endless personal problems. A feast for fans of unintentional absurdity, though the kiddies may wonder if he makes it to the moon after all. In turn, adults may wonder what the heck all this has got to do with the space program.