RocketMan 1997
RocketMan
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 5 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Fred Z. Randall
... Julie Ford
... Wild Bill Overbeck
... Paul Wick
... Ben Stevens
... Bud Nesbitt
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by r96sk
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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Release Date:
Oct 10, 1997 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 35`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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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.
Cast & Crew of
RocketMan
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Fred Z. Randall
... Julie Ford
... Wild Bill Overbeck
... Paul Wick
... Ben Stevens
... Bud Nesbitt
... Gary Hackman
... Le Chirurgien du Vol
... Mission Controller
... Mission Controller
BB
Blake Boyd... Gordon A. Peacock
... British Reporter
... NASA Lab Tech
CH
Cindy Hogan... Reporter
... Gary's Nurse
... The President
... Bartender
... Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
... Mr. Randall (uncredited)