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RocketMan
RocketMan

RocketMan

He's just taking up space!

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ComedyFamilyScience Fiction

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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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Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$15448043

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.184/10

Release Date

10 October 1997

Country

United States of America

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

Blake Boyd

Blake Boyd

Gordon A. Peacock

Paxton Whitehead

Paxton Whitehead

British Reporter

Sean Tweedley

Sean Tweedley

NASA Lab Tech

Cindy Hogan

Cindy Hogan

Reporter

Lidia Porto

Lidia Porto

Gary's Nurse

Richard Dillard

Richard Dillard

The President

Gil Glasgow

Gil Glasgow

Bartender

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Mrs. Randall (uncredited)

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Mr. Randall (uncredited)

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