RocketMan

19971997
PGPG
1h 35min

5.9/10

Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.

5.9/10

9.3K

Director
- Stuart Gillard
Writers
- Oren Aviv(story)
- Craig Mazin(story)
- Greg Erb(story)
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Harland Williams and William Sadler in RocketMan (1997)

Harland Williams, William Sadler, and Jessica Lundy in RocketMan (1997)

Director
- Stuart Gillard
Writers
- Oren Aviv(story)
- Craig Mazin(story) (screenplay)
- Greg Erb(story) (screenplay)
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Fred Z. Randall is a geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there. —O2D

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Taglines
- He's just taking up space!
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for language, crude humor and thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
When Randall is singing "He's got the whole world in his hands" on the world broadcast, he starts faking singing in foreign languages. Ironically, he actually says in French: "Je suis le papillon sur la table", which translates to "I am the butterfly on the table".

Goofs
In the scene where Randall leaves the Mars Lander to save Ulysses and Overbeck, Randall enters the airlock and goes off-screen. At that moment Julie turns around to look out the window of the Lander, but oddly enough, a grasshopper seems to be on the lower back of Julie's spacesuit.

Quotes
William Overbeck: How'd you like to be the first guy to die on Mars.
Fred Randall: Well sorry Mr. First to Show Inappropriate Anger on Mars.

Crazy credits
After all the credits, we see the ultimate fate of the substitute flag.

Alternate versions
To get the PG rating in the UK 42 seconds were cut to remove a scene in which a child climbs into a washing machine and goes for a spin within it.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Seven Years in Tibet/RocketMan/Boogie Nights/Gang Related/Washington Square (1997)

Soundtracks
The Martians Are Cowboys
Written and Produced by Andrew Dorfman
Performed by Rob Laufer and Andrew Dorfman (as Andy Dorfman)

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SUPERBLY FUNNY

This is the best slapstick comedy made since Stan and Ollie stopped making films. It is hilarious. Harland Williams is the star, and the source of most, if not all, the humor. The comedy really starts during training, and then continues for the duration of the film. I give it 5 stars just for comedy alone!

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