The Rocket Man (1954)
- Directed by
- Oscar Rudolph
- Genre
- science fiction, comedy, family
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy gets a special toy ray gun that makes people tell the truth. The townspeople start acting in unusual ways because of this.
whimsicallightheartedplayfuldown-to-earthgently comicfamily-orientedamusing
What happens
The Rocket Man is a 1954 American comedy science fiction film directed by Oscar Rudolph and starring Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar and George "Foghorn" Winslow. The script was co-written by Lenny Bruce and Jack Henley from a story by George W. George and George F. Slavin. A comedy with science fiction overtones, the film carries the tag line, “Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be… the kid next door!” The New York Times found the fact that comedian Lenny Bruce was one of the film's screenwriters was the "strangest aspect of the low-budget production", noting that the film contains little of Bruce's trademark humor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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