RocketMan

1997

1h 35m

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5.2/10

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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

Writers

Craig Mazin(screenplay by)

Greg Erb(screenplay by)

Greg Erb(story by)

Stars

Harland Williams

Jessica Lundy

William Sadler

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Top 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

Gordon A. Peacock

British Reporter

NASA Lab Tech

Reporter

Gary's Nurse

The President

Bartender

Mrs. Randall (uncredited)

Directors

Stuart Gillard

Writers

Craig Mazin(screenplay by)

Greg Erb(screenplay by)

Greg Erb(story by)

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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.

r96sk08 Oct, 2020