Fred Z. Randall is a 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.
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Title: RocketMan (1997)
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Julie Ford
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'Wild Bill' Overbeck
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Bud Nesbitt
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Gary Hackman
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Flight Surgeon
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Mission Controller
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Gordon A. Peacock
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Anchorman
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Pamela West | ... |
Nun
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Fred Z. Randall is a 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.
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One Man's Dream... Is NASA's Nightmare! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for language, crude humor and thematic elements | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rocket Man See more »Filming Locations:
Houston, Texas, USABox Office
Opening Weekend:
$4,472,937 (USA) (10 October 1997)Gross:
$15,448,043 (USA) (2 January 1998)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre
Performed by The Knack
Courtesy of The Knack
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The working title for this film was "Space Cadet". See more »Goofs
When Bill eats the stuff in tube that turns out to be hemorrhoid cream, he looks at the tube to read it, and the tube is all bent and squashed. From the camera angle looking straight at the tube, it is perfectly straight, no dents, and the cap is still attached. See more »Quotes
Fred Randall: What? You ignore me the whole trip, and now that I have no air you want to chat?See more »
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Thanks is given to the "McDonald Douglas" aerospace corporation. The actual name of the company is "McDonnell Douglas". See more »Soundtracks
My SharonaWritten by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre
Performed by The Knack
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This movie was very funny. A lot of the humor was very spontaneous and original. I love how he gets everyone to sing "He's got the whole world in his hands" and how he passes the time in the isolation chamber by conducting his own puppet show. Leonard Maltin definitely missed the boat by giving this film a bomb rating; considering that he called this film and Judd Nelson's "From the Hip" a bomb while giving two stars to "Senior Trip", Maltin has given me sufficient reason to take his reviews with a grain of salt.