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RocketMan(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-10
52%
131 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
He's just taking up space!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $16,000,000.00
Revenue: $15,448,043.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: RocketMan
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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