Those Fantastic Flying Fools (Rocket to the Moon) (1967)
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Produced in the wake of the all-star "comedy spectacular" Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Fantastic Flying Fools (originally titled Blast-Off, and also released as Those Fantastic Flying Fools) is based very loosely on a Jules Verne novel. A 19th century British newspaper… More Produced in the wake of the all-star "comedy spectacular" Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Fantastic Flying Fools (originally titled Blast-Off, and also released as Those Fantastic Flying Fools) is based very loosely on a Jules Verne novel. A 19th century British newspaper offers a prize to the first scientist who is able to construct and launch a rocket to the moon. Contestants from all over the world compete for the prize, including Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines cast members Terry-Thomas and Gert Frobe. Much of the slapstick is tiresome and derivative, but there is one cute closing gag involving villains Terry-Thomas and Lionel Jeffries and a Siberian chain gang. There's precious little of the spirit of Jules Verne in Fantastic Flying Fools, save for the woodcut illustrations which decorate the opening credits. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Sharp
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 21, 1967 Wide
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Cast
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Burl Ives
as Phineas T. Bamum
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Troy Donahue
as Gaylord Sullivan
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Gert Fröbe
as Prof. Von Bulow
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Hermione Gingold
as Angelica
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Terry-Thomas
as Capt. Sir Harry Washington-Smythe
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Lionel Jeffries
as Sir Charles Dillworthy
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Daliah Lavi
as Madelaine
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Dennis Price
as Duke of Barset
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Stratford Johns
as Warrant Officer
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Graham Stark
as Grundle
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Jimmy Clitheroe
as Gen. Tom Thumb
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Joan Bennett
as Queen Victoria
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Judy Cornwell
as Electra
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Scotland Yard Man
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Edward de Souza
as Henry
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Derek Francis
as Puddleby
- Klaus Kinski
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Joan Sterndale-Bennett
as The Queen
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Joachim Teege
as Bulgeroff
- Renate Von Holt
