RocketMan
He's just taking up space!
1997 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Gillard |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Craig Mazin, Greg Erb |
| Staring: |
| Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Stuart Gillard |
| Writer: | Craig Mazin, Greg Erb |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | astronaut, chimpanzee |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $16,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Harland Williams | Fred Z. Randall |
| Jessica Lundy | Julie Ford |
| William Sadler | Wild Bill Overbeck |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Paul Wick |
| James Pickens Jr. | Ben Stevens |
| Beau Bridges | Bud Nesbitt |
| Peter Onorati | Gary Hackman |
| Don Lake | Le Chirurgien du Vol |
| Bill Jenkins | Mission Controller |
| Ken Farmer | Mission Controller |
| Blake Boyd | Gordon A. Peacock |
| Paxton Whitehead | British Reporter |
| Sean Tweedley | NASA Lab Tech |
| Cindy Hogan | Reporter |
| Lidia Porto | Gary's Nurse |
| Richard Dillard | The President |
| Gil Glasgow | Bartender |
| Shelley Duvall | Mrs. Randall (uncredited) |
| Gailard Sartain | Mr. Randall (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Stuart Gillard | Director |
| Craig Mazin | Screenplay |
| Greg Erb | Story, Screenplay |
| Daniel Orlandi | Costume Design |
| Ray Fisher | Leadman |
| Roy Forge Smith | Production Design |
| Michael Tavera | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Turteltaub | Executive Producer |
| Eric L. Gold | Producer |
| Roger Birnbaum | Producer |
| Peter Safran | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 814 | 848 |
I, somewhat weirdly, have no negative feelings about <em>'RocketMan'</em>. 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 t ... he 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, <em>'The Walking Dead'</em>. 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. <em>'Wizard of Oz'</em> and <em>'Pinocchio'</em>, 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.