Unidentified Flying Oddball

Unidentified Flying Oddball
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRuss Mayberry
Written byDon Tait
Based onA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court; novel by Mark Twain
Produced byRon Miller
Starring
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byPeter Boita
Music byRon Goodwin
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release dates
  • July 19, 1979 (1979-07-19) (London)
  • August 3, 1979 (1979-08-03) (Los Angeles)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.25 million
Box office$4.475 million (US/Canada rentals)

Unidentified Flying Oddball is a 1979 science fiction comedy film. It is based on Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 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.