Feb 8th
The Spaceman and King Arthur* aka: Unidentified Flying Oddball
GB 1979. Walt Disney. 90m.A NASA scientist and his android travel by space shuttle back to the time of Camelot and foil a plot by Mordred to overthrow King Arthur.
Updated sci-fi remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court following the space fantasy craze of the 70's, but also with some endearing comedy moments and good action sequences.
Written by: Don Tait.
Producer: Ron Miller.
Director: Russ Mayberry.
Starring: Dennis Dugan, Kenneth More (his last cinema film), Jim Dale, Ron Moody, John Le Mesurier, Sheila White, Rodney Bewes, Robert Beatty, Cyril Shaps, Ewen Solon.
Music: Ron Goodwin.
Art Direction: Albert Witherick.
posted by Joe at 6:06 PM
1 Comments:
I enjoyed watching this film when I saw it on TV way back when. Makes a good companion piece with "The Cat from Outer Space", and maybe "The Black Hole" at a stretch. I'm interested to see what Disney do with the remake of that brilliant film next year.
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