2 Movies Starring Joan Freeman

Roustabout

Roustabout

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-11-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1771 Reviews)

Director:

John Rich

Cast:

Writer:

Anthony Lawrence (screenplay)

Allan Weiss (screenplay)

Allan Weiss (story)

Fullplot:

Charlie Rogers is a leather-jacketed biker who's fired from a singing engagement after getting into a fight with a group of college toughs. While riding his cycle to the next gig, an irate dad runs him off the road when he flirts with his daughter. He's forced to hook up with a traveling carnival until his bike can be fixed. The carnival is run by a tough old broad, a broken-down drunk and his nubile daughter. Along the way, Charlie (who's got a chip on his shoulder about being an orphan) somehow learns about family values from this vaguely dysfunctional one. A scheming rival carny shows up, based on the legend of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's real-life manager.

The Reluctant Astronaut

The Reluctant Astronaut

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-04-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1445 Reviews)

Director:

Edward Montagne

Cast:

Writer:

James Fritzell

Everett Greenbaum

Fullplot:

Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a lay person into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.

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