Life On Mars? Probably Not, But Here's 10 Films That Say Otherwise

6. Rocket Man

Disney just can't seem to get enough of Mars-based productions. Their 1997 attempt revolved around the slightly more feasible story of the first manned mission to Mars. In true '90s Disney fashion, the obvious candidate and bona fide astronaut was replaced by the village idiot; this idiot being Harland Williams' character Fred Z. Randall, an eccentric software programmer. Upon his mission, Randall discovered love, rivalry of the ape kind and *spoiler* a Martian or two. The humour was immature and was never in line to win any Oscars. Yet despite its critical dismissal, the kids loved it; and that's all that really mattered.
 
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