RocketMan (1997)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers (WGA):

Oren Aviv (story) &
Craig Mazin (story) ...

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He's just taking up space!

Plot:

Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come...

Plot Keywords:

Flatulence | Title Based On Song | Reference To A White Picket Fence

Cast

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	...	Flight Surgeon
William Arthur Jenkins	...	Mission Controller
Ken Farmer	...	Mission Controller
Blake Boyd	...	Gordon A. Peacock
Brandon Kaplan	...	Young Fred
Paxton Whitehead	...	British Reporter
Don Armstrong	...	Anchorman
Pamela West	...	Nun

Also Known As:

Rocket Man (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, crude humor and thematic elements.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

To prepare for their roles as astronauts, the three stars attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, riding in simulators and participating in other activities.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Fred and Bill share oxygen in their spacesuits, the front shields of their helmets are not pulled down.

Quotes:

Fred Randall: [to the Chimp] Alright, I'm going out. If you light the place on fire the number's 9-1-1, thank you.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Soundtrack:

Tossin' & Turnin'

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen, if not the funniest.

The first time I saw this movie I couldn't stop laughing. I happened to see it again a couple nights ago, and it was the same, only it seemed even funnier. I just ordered it from Amazon, I've got to have this movie available when I need a good laugh. I can understand why some people don't like it, you have to be 10 years old at heart to get it. What I don't understand is why I haven't seen more of Harlen Williams, he was a riot in this movie.