RocketMan
Year: 1997
Genre: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures
Director: Stuart Gillard
Cast: Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Pickens Jr., Beau Bridges
Crew: Stuart Gillard (Director), Jon Turteltaub (Executive Producer), Greg Erb (Screenplay), Craig Mazin (Screenplay), Ray Fisher (Leadman), Greg Erb (Story)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Release: Oct 10, 1997
IMDb: 5.16/10 by 124 users
Popularity: 7
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 16,000,000
Revenue: 0
I, somewhat weirdly, have no negative feelings about 'RocketMan'. That's strange because the film is very bad, there is nothing I even marginally liked - and yet, I have no annoyance towards it. Odd. I think what helps in that regard is the short run time and the fact that I do believe the actors were trying, they were just lumbered with a poor product. Harland Williams plays the role of Fred as well as anyone could have to be honest, while it's nice to see Jeffrey DeMunn - shoutout Dale, 'The Walking Dead'. The way the premise is brought to life is the biggest downside to this. It's cringe, predictable and lamely written. The more serious space ending is OK but doesn't fit the rest of the film's silliness at all. There aren't many, if any, laughs; for me at least. I did kinda rate the references to other films, e.g. 'Wizard of Oz' and 'Pinocchio', but that's about it. A harmless film, one I truly don't even have an ounce of hate for despite how bad it actually is.