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5.2/10 • 131

1997-10-101h 35m

ComedyFamilyScience Fiction

He's just taking up space!

An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.

Directors
Stuart Gillard
Editors
William D. Gordean

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  1. Harland Williams

    Harland Williams

    Fred Z. Randall

  2. Jessica Lundy

    Jessica Lundy

    Julie Ford

  3. William Sadler

    William Sadler

    Wild Bill Overbeck

  4. Jeffrey DeMunn

    Jeffrey DeMunn

    Paul Wick

  5. James Pickens Jr.

    James Pickens Jr.

    Ben Stevens

  6. Beau Bridges

    Beau Bridges

    Bud Nesbitt

  7. Peter Onorati

    Peter Onorati

    Gary Hackman

  8. Don Lake

    Don Lake

    Le Chirurgien du Vol

  9. Bill Jenkins

    Bill Jenkins

    Mission Controller

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r96sk

Oct 8, 2020

5/10

I, somewhat weirdly, have no negative feelings about 'RocketMan'. That's strange because the film is very bad, there is nothing I even marginally liked - and yet, I have no annoyance towards it. Odd. I think what helps in that regard is the short run time and the fact that I do believe the actors were trying, they were just lumbered with a poor product. Harland Williams plays the role of Fred as well as anyone could have to be honest, while it's nice to see Jeffrey DeMunn - shoutout Dale, 'The Walking Dead'. The way the premise is brought to life is the biggest downside to this. It's cringe, predictable and lamely written. The more serious space ending is OK but doesn't fit the rest of the film's silliness at all. There aren't many, if any, laughs; for me at least. I did kinda rate the references to other films, e.g. 'Wizard of Oz' and 'Pinocchio', but that's about it. A harmless film, one I truly don't even have an ounce of hate for despite how bad it actually is.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$16,000,000.00
Revenue
$15,448,043.00
Keywords
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