RocketMan (Rocket Man)

RocketMan (Rocket Man) (1997)

  • 24% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (27,152 ratings)

During training, a member of the first manned mission to Mars is injured, and NASA chooses a replacement, spaced-out spacecraft designer Fred Z. Randall (Canadian stand-up comic Harland Williams), to team with cocky crew captain William "Wild Bill" Overbeck (William Sadler), efficient mission… More

PG, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Stuart Gillard
Written By
Craig Mazin, Greg Erb, Oren Aviv
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 10, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Apr 17, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media

    A so-so sophomoric space comedy.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    I was stunned by how much I laughed at Harland Williams' juvenile antics in this silly little comedy.

  • Clint Morris, Film Threat

    blows

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    could prove to be a real side-splitter for little boys under the age of 12 or for their bigger brothers, provided they have a blood-alcohol level of .12. No doubt the screenwriters used their best crayons to scribble down this yarn...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Easily forgettable.

  • Luke B


    The main actor annoys me here. He plays the childish buffoon without any likability. Instead he just angers with his constant twattishness. At some point this irritating behaviour was adopted for protagonists of family films. It makes slapstick easy, but enjoyment difficult. It was… More

  • Curtis L


    A guy farts in his suit, and says lots of annoying things.

  • Justin Y


    Warning: Do not take this movie seriously. If you keep this in mind, this will be one of the greatest comedies to come out of Disney's hands.<p>The story is unbelievably stupid, but for a movie like this it does wonders. It also allows for the great comedic elements to… More

  • Lafe F


    A bit funny space movie guy. It's not space junk or too annoying.

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