# RocketMan (1997)

> An abrasive spacecraft designer gets an improbable shot at becoming humanity’s first comic astronaut on a Mars mission.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22879

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Director: Stuart Gillard
- Cast: Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Pickens Jr., Beau Bridges, Peter Onorati, Don Lake
- TMDB rating: 5.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120029/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: wacky, irreverent, breezy, family movie night, lazy weekend

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- [Galaxy Quest (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/769)
- [Moonshot (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/544531)
- [Planet 51 (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/10147)
- [Zenon: The Zequel (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/18374)
- [Flubber (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4752)
- [The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/12290)
- [My Favorite Martian (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/5000)

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