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:

For the surface of Mars, the filmmakers shot in Moab, Utah, where they found giant cliffs, red rocks, a lack of vegetation, and the overall scale of what could be a distant planet.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene in which the crew first goes into space and everything is weightless, Fred Randall turns his head to the right, thus knocking his ear-microphone loose, and it falls straight to the ground.

Quotes:

Fred Randall: I have to go tinkle!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seeing Red (#6.19)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Tossin' & Turnin'

'Call me mommy little billy'

This is a great film. It's definately the funniest Disney film i've ever seen, though, while being great slapstick comedy with excellent delivery by Harland Williams, it also gets in the morals & ideals rife in Disney films. This is unique in that it's the only film i know of that i could have watched with 10 yearolds while not being ashamed, and also watch with some buds with a few beers. It's great & unique in that way Harland Williams carries this film, which is understanding as it is a vehicle for him, but the supporting cast is also excellent and the film was great for me. Since there is constant association with the ground team, you don't get the boxed in effect that you find in many travelling films, e.g. Speed, Speed 2 & the film never slows down for me. The best bits to watch for are the machine that spins Williams round & the bitchin' Mr Magoo impression.