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RocketMan

  • 1997
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
11K
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Harland Williams in RocketMan (1997)
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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.

  • Director
    • Stuart Gillard
  • Writers
    • Oren Aviv
    • Craig Mazin
    • Greg Erb
  • Stars
    • Harland Williams
    • Jessica Lundy
    • William Sadler
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stuart Gillard
    • Writers
      • Oren Aviv
      • Craig Mazin
      • Greg Erb
    • Stars
      • Harland Williams
      • Jessica Lundy
      • William Sadler
    • 92User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Harland Williams
    Harland Williams
    • Fred Z. Randall
    Jessica Lundy
    Jessica Lundy
    • Julie Ford
    William Sadler
    William Sadler
    • 'Wild Bill' Overbeck
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Paul Wick
    James Pickens Jr.
    James Pickens Jr.
    • Ben Stevens
    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Bud Nesbitt
    Peter Onorati
    Peter Onorati
    • Gary Hackman
    Don Lake
    Don Lake
    • Flight Surgeon
    Bill Jenkins
    Bill Jenkins
    • Mission Controller
    • (as William Arthur Jenkins)
    Ken Farmer
    Ken Farmer
    • Mission Controller
    Blake Boyd
    Blake Boyd
    • Gordon A. Peacock
    Brandon Kaplan
    • Young Fred
    Paxton Whitehead
    Paxton Whitehead
    • British Reporter
    Don Armstrong
    • Anchorman
    Pamela West
    • Nun
    Marjorie Carroll
    • Nun
    Claire Birnbaum
    • School Kid #1
    Sean Tweedley
    • NASA Lab Tech
    • Director
      • Stuart Gillard
    • Writers
      • Oren Aviv
      • Craig Mazin
      • Greg Erb
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    Storyline

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    • 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
      During the launch sequence, after the Solid Rocket Boosters separate, there is a shot of the first stage of a Saturn V falling away taken from the second stage. This is a completely different rocket.
    • 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
      Edited into The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Martians Are Cowboys
      Written and Produced by Andrew Dorfman
      Performed by Rob Laufer and Andrew Dorfman (as Andy Dorfman)

    User reviews92

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    One of the funniest movies I've ever seen, if not the funniest.

    The first time I saw this movie I couldn't stop laughing. I happened to see it again a couple nights ago, and it was the same, only it seemed even funnier. I just ordered it from Amazon, I've got to have this movie available when I need a good laugh. I can understand why some people don't like it, you have to be 10 years old at heart to get it. What I don't understand is why I haven't seen more of Harlen Williams, he was a riot in this movie.
    • horsegoggles
    • Nov 11, 2002
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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rocket Man
    • Filming locations
      • Sugar Land, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Caravan Pictures
      • Gold/Miller Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,448,043
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,472,937
      • Oct 12, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,448,043
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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