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RocketMan

RocketMan

He's just taking up space!

19975.21h 35m

Overview

An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.

Directed by Stuart Gillard
Written by Craig Mazin, Greg Erb, Oren Aviv
Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Eric L. Gold
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $15.4M

Top Cast

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

Le Chirurgien du Vol

Bill Jenkins

Bill Jenkins

Mission Controller

Ken Farmer

Ken Farmer

Mission Controller

Themes & Keywords

astronautchimpanzee

About RocketMan

RocketMan is a comedy, family, science fiction film released in 1997 exploring themes of astronaut, chimpanzee. Directed by Stuart Gillard, it stars Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler. An accident-prone and obnoxious geek joins a NASA space mission to Mars. During the flight, he manages to put himself and the entire crew in jeopardy, but is in danger of emerging as a hero when his new colleagues need him to save them from the unforgiving surface of the red planet.

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