Rocketman (2019)

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Director:

Dexter Fletcher

Writer:

Lee Hall (screenplay)

Stars:

Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taron Egerton	...	Elton John
Jamie Bell	...	Bernie Taupin
Richard Madden	...	John Reid
Bryce Dallas Howard	...	Sheila
Gemma Jones	...	Ivy
Steven Mackintosh	...	Stanley
Tom Bennett	...	Fred
Matthew Illesley	...	Young Reggie
Kit Connor	...	Older Reggie
Charlie Rowe	...	Ray Williams
Peter O'Hanlon	...	Bobby (as Pete O'Hanlon)
Ross Farrelly	...	Cyril
Evan Walsh	...	Elton Dean
Tate Donovan	...	Doug Weston
Sharmina Harrower	...	Heather

Storyline

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

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Plot Keywords:

pop music | pianist | musician | rock star | flamboyance | 

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Taglines:

The Only Way to Tell His Story is to live His Fantasy.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some drug use and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Elton John Official Facebook Elton John Official Instagram

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rocketman

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marv Films, Marv Studios, New Republic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Music producer John Reid is portrayed in this film by Richard Madden. Madden's Game of Thrones (2011) co-star Aidan Gillen portrayed John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

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Goofs

Reg Dwight chose his stage name after his band-mates Elton Dean and Long John Baldry, but the movie implies his new persona's surname honors John Lennon.

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Quotes

Bernie Taupin: Don't you want to just sing without this ridiculous paraphernalia?
Elton John: People don't pay to see Reg Dwight! They pay to see ELTON JOHN!
Elton John: [storms off but returns seconds later] I'm sorry
Bernie Taupin: I know

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Connections

Features Elton John: I'm Still Standing (1983)

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Soundtracks

Rocketman
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Performed by Taron Egerton

User Reviews

He's Still Standing!

The story of a damaged individual trying to come to terms with themselves and their subsequent addiction is not a new story. However, not many of those folk live a life like Elton's. Producing hit after hit with Bernie like shelling peas.

This is a film first but a musical second, and what a score. Genuine goose bump moments, one hum dinger in a early first major performance.

A hell of a strong cast, with really too many to mention, the casting of Taron Egerton as Elton was genius.

This is a moving story, which flew past and really is as good as the reviews imo. Loved it, a really strong 8.

Elton's popularity will really expand with this. Get on it!