RocketMan

RocketMan

1997-10-10 • 1h 35m • PG •
Comedy Family Science Fiction
5.2
User Score
138 votes

"He's just taking up space!"

Overview

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.

Stuart Gillard

Director

Craig Mazin

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$15,448,043

Runtime

1h 35m

Release Date

1997-10-10

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Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

2020-10-08T00:41:20.342Z

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 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, <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.