5.2
Fred Z. Randall is 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.
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
Le Chirurgien du Vol
Bill Jenkins
Mission Controller
Ken Farmer
Mission Controller
Blake Boyd
Gordon A. Peacock
Paxton Whitehead
British Reporter
Sean Tweedley
NASA Lab Tech
Cindy Hogan
Reporter
Lidia Porto
Gary's Nurse
Richard Dillard
The President
Gil Glasgow
Bartender
Shelley Duvall
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Director
Stuart Gillard
Screenplay
Craig Mazin
Screenplay, Story
Greg Erb
October 8, 2020
5
I, somewhat weirdly, have no negative feelings about <em>'RocketMan'</em>. That's strange because the film is very bad, there is nothing I even marginally liked - and yet, I have no annoyance towards it. Odd.
I think what helps in that regard is the short run time and the fact that I do believe the actors were trying, they were just lumbered with a poor product. Harland Williams plays the role of Fred as well as anyone could have to be honest, while it's nice to see Jeffrey DeMunn - shoutout Dale, <em>'The Walking Dead'</em>.
The way the premise is brought to life is the biggest downside to this. It's cringe, predictable and lamely written. The more serious space ending is OK but doesn't fit the rest of the film's silliness at all. There aren't many, if any, laughs; for me at least. I did kinda rate the references to other films, e.g. <em>'Wizard of Oz'</em> and <em>'Pinocchio'</em>, but that's about it.
A harmless film, one I truly don't even have an ounce of hate for despite how bad it actually is.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$16,000,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00