RocketMan
He's just taking up space!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$16000000
Revenue
$15448043
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1997-10-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
135
Vote Average
5.159
Harland Williams
Fred Z. Randall
Jessica Lundy
Julie Ford
William Sadler
Wild Bill Overbeck
Jeffrey DeMunn
Paul Wick
James Pickens Jr.
Ben Stevens
Beau Bridges
Bud Nesbitt
Peter Onorati
Gary Hackman
Don Lake
Le Chirurgien du Vol
Bill Jenkins
Mission Controller
Ken Farmer
Mission Controller
Blake Boyd
Gordon A. Peacock
Paxton Whitehead
British Reporter
Sean Tweedley
NASA Lab Tech
Cindy Hogan
Reporter
Lidia Porto
Gary's Nurse
Richard Dillard
The President
Gil Glasgow
Bartender
Shelley Duvall
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
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