Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.
Bill Jenkins
- Mission Controller
- (as William Arthur Jenkins)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhen Randall is singing "He's got the whole world in his hands" on the world broadcast, he starts faking singing in foreign languages. Ironically, he actually says in French: "Je suis le papillon sur la table", which translates to "I am the butterfly on the table".
- GoofsDuring the launch sequence, after the Solid Rocket Boosters separate, there is a shot of the first stage of a Saturn V falling away taken from the second stage. This is a completely different rocket.
- Quotes
William Overbeck: How'd you like to be the first guy to die on Mars.
Fred Randall: Well sorry Mr. First to Show Inappropriate Anger on Mars.
- Crazy creditsAfter all the credits, we see the ultimate fate of the substitute flag.
- Alternate versionsTo get the PG rating in the UK 42 seconds were cut to remove a scene in which a child climbs into a washing machine and goes for a spin within it.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
- SoundtracksThe Martians Are Cowboys
Written and Produced by Andrew Dorfman
Performed by Rob Laufer and Andrew Dorfman (as Andy Dorfman)
Featured review
Icht schlicken dokken, lug dee lug......
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard during a movie. Harland Williams is a genius. "C'mon all you Chinese....." Who comes up with this stuff??? I got the feeling that the directors and writers just told Williams to work around the script and improvise whatever he wanted? Some of this stuff is so off the wall, you wonder just how much was scripted. And this is not your typical Jerry Lewis slapstick. Williams has a great deal of pure talent. Anyway watch it and just enjoy the wonderful absurdity that is Rocket Man.
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Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,448,043
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,472,937
- Oct 12, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $15,448,043
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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