Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)

Chaos in the Cosmos!

A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.

Date of release
1979-07-19
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (44)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction, Family
Director
Russ Mayberry

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Unidentified Flying Oddball is a 1979 science fiction comedy film. It was written by Don Tait directed by Russ Mayberry, and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Released in the United Kingdom as The Spaceman and King Arthur, then subsequently re-released in the United States as A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court, the film stars Dennis Dugan as NASA employee Tom Trimble who unintentionally travels back in time with his look-alike android Hermes.

Production

The spacecraft featured in this movie was on display at the Blackgang Chine theme park in the Isle of Wight.

The film was shot on location and at Pinewood Studios London. Shooting locations included Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

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