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Rocketman

  • 20192019
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  • 2h 1m
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Jamie Bell, Barbara Drennan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Rachel Muldoon, Ophelia Lovibond, Taron Egerton, and Sian Crisp in Rocketman (2019)
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BiographyDramaMusical
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
178K
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POPULARITY
877
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    • Dexter Fletcher
    • Lee Hall
  • Stars
    • Taron Egerton
    • Jamie Bell
    • Richard Madden
    • Dexter Fletcher
    • Lee Hall
  • Stars
    • Taron Egerton
    • Jamie Bell
    • Richard Madden
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    • 366Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Taron Egerton in Rocketman (2019)
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    Taron Egerton
    Taron Egerton
    • Elton John
    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Bernie Taupin
    Richard Madden
    Richard Madden
    • John Reid
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    • Sheila
    Gemma Jones
    Gemma Jones
    • Ivy
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Stanley
    Tom Bennett
    Tom Bennett
    • Fred
    Matthew Illesley
    Matthew Illesley
    • Young Reggie
    Kit Connor
    Kit Connor
    • Older Reggie
    Charlie Rowe
    Charlie Rowe
    • Ray Williams
    Peter O'Hanlon
    • Bobby
    • (as Pete O'Hanlon)
    Ross Farrelly
    • Cyril
    Evan Walsh
    • Elton Dean
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Doug Weston
    Sharmina Harrower
    • Heather
    Ophelia Lovibond
    Ophelia Lovibond
    • Arabella
    Celinde Schoenmaker
    Celinde Schoenmaker
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    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Helen Piena
      • Dexter Fletcher
      • Lee Hall
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    What Surprised the 'Rocketman' Cast About Elton John

    What Surprised the 'Rocketman' Cast About Elton John

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    • Trivia
      Taron Egerton does all of his own singing in the film.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the film, it is implied that the song and music video for, "I'm Still Standing" depicts Elton celebrating having finally become sober and conquering his addictions. But he did not give up alcohol until after filming the music video; in fact, Andy Taylor of Duran Duran recalled getting drunk with Elton John on martinis in Cannes during filming, and throwing a massive all-night party in which Elton's personal assistant's hotel suite was, "leveled." Waking up the next morning, a hungover Elton surveyed the damage and asked, "What happened?" The assistant replied, "You happened!," and Elton gave up alcohol shortly afterwards.
    • Quotes

      Elton John: Real love's hard to come by. So you find a way to cope without it.

    • Crazy credits
      Stills of Taron Egerton from scenes in the film are compared to real life images of Elton John throughout the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (31/12/2018) - Last Update of 2018/OWV Awards #3 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bitch Is Back
      Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

      Published by HST Publishing Ltd and Rouge Booze Inc.

      Administered by Universal Music Publishing Ltd

      Produced by Giles Martin

      Performed by Taron Egerton & Matthew Illesley

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    10/10
    Elton John is amazing, and he is a complicated man....this film reflects his tormented side
    Taron Egerton's portrayal of Elton John is superb and only heightened by the producers allowing Taron to sing his own versions of many of Elton John's classic hits. It would be impossible to capture all aspects of Elton John's life in the 2 hours provided in this musical/biographical film, so instead the producer/writer/director concentrated on Elton's early childhood which helped shape his destiny when he first met his partner in song writing the great Bernie Taupin played by Jamie Bell.

    There were far too many other excellent performances from the supporting cast members to mention them all but I have to mention two in particular who were top notch. Bryce Dallas Howard plays Elton's irresponsible (wife cheating) mother, and Richard Madden who plays John Reid one of Elton's early but serious lovers remained Elton's manager for decades after their sexual relationship ended. Both of these actors added a lot to the films depth in the one area that focused on Elton's tormented soul and led him to binge drinking and pill popping which is the area this film reflected.

    I hope we don't have to wait for Elton John to pass away (God forbid) before some producer realizes that Elton John and Bernie Taupin whose lifestyles and personalities are so diametrically opposite that they deserve their life stories to be developed into a (minimum) ten (10) hour TV Mini-Series to cover a heck of a lot of both of these musical genius's personal lives as well as their successes with their musical portfolios.

    Rocketman is well worth seeing and rates a perfect 10 out of 10 in my version of Elton John's quasi autobiography book.
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      • May 31, 2019 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • New Republic Pictures
      • Marv Films
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    • 2 hours 1 minute
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