RocketMan
1997 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 5.2 · 25% critics
An accident-prone, obnoxious geek gets unexpectedly pulled into a NASA mission headed for Mars. His constant mishaps put the crew and the flight at risk, but when things go wrong far from home, he may be the only one who can help everyone make it through.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (144 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a goofy, kid-friendly space comedy with broad slapstick and lots of mugging; Not for you if you need smart, consistent humor or a serious Mars adventure like Planet 51.
Pros: clean family-friendly comedy; silly slapstick energy; some quotable moments | Cons: cringe and predictable; jokes often miss; tone can feel uneven
Themes
- chimpanzee
- astronaut
Cast & crew
Harland Williams
as Fred Z. Randall
Jessica Lundy
as Julie Ford
William Sadler
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Paul Wick
James Pickens Jr.
as Ben Stevens
Beau Bridges
as Bud Nesbitt
Peter Onorati
as Gary Hackman
Don Lake
as Le Chirurgien du Vol
Bill Jenkins
as Mission Controller
Ken Farmer
as Mission Controller
Directed by Stuart Gillard