RocketMan

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RocketMan

PG

Released Oct 10, 1997

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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A clumsy, impulsive scientist (Harland Williams) is chosen to go aboard NASA's first manned flight to Mars.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

One small step for an unknown comic. One giant stumble for comedy-kind.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 10, 2018

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 0/5

Apr 8, 2004

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

A movie that should be sent to Mars - one way.

Rated: 0.5/4

Mar 28, 2022

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Deborah Hornblow

Hartford Courant

Despite a comic performance by Harland Williams, Disney's formulaic kiddie pic ``RocketMan'' doesn't have enough of the right stuff to make it a real blast.

Jan 2, 2018

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

A so-so sophomoric space comedy.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 18, 2010

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Daniel F

Don't expect this to be a great movie but if you like Harland Williams antics than this will be your kind of movie. There were parts that literally made me crack up. The movie as a whole is trash but you can also make art out of trash so there you go.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Audience Member

This may not be the intellectual masterpiece of the late 20th century, but it is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Watched it many times with tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. There’s a reason why the audience score is much higher than the critics score.. because audiences have an actual sense of humor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Pau P

I literally laughed the whole time! This is one great slapstick comedy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Tim R

One of my all-time favorites. So funny!! Harland Williams is so underrated... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/23

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Patrick L

This movie is awesome. Very very funny. Underrated. Under appreciated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/23

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Steve D

The Pest had about as many laughs.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Stuart Gillard

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Harland Williams

Fred Z. Randall

Jessica Lundy

Julie Ford

William Sadler

"Wild Bill" Overbeck

Jeffrey DeMunn

Paul Wick

James Pickens Jr.

Ben Stevens

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Synopsis

A clumsy, impulsive scientist (Harland Williams) is chosen to go aboard NASA's first manned flight to Mars.

Director: Stuart Gillard
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Greg Erb, Craig Mazin
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Gold/Miller Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 1997, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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