SummarySpaceman is the mostly-true story of former all-star MLB pitcher Bill 'Spaceman' Lee. In the twilight of a long career as one of baseball’s all-time great eccentrics, Lee (Josh Duhamel) is cut from the Montreal Expos in 1982. Though Lee finds himself blackballed by the rest of the league for his outspoken politics (his views being “somewhere to l... Read More
Directed By:Brett Rapkin
Written By:Richard Lally, Bill Lee, Brett Rapkin
Spaceman
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Aug 25, 2016
50
There seems like there could have been quite the stylish biopic in Rapkin’s version of events, but the telling is underwhelming, making this film a continuous stream of possibilities that are never opened or explored.
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Aug 18, 2016
40
While a fictionalized account of Lee’s career certainly held some sex, drugs & rock ’n’ roll potential, the blandly pedestrian film Spaceman seldom delivers despite an engagingly game lead performance by Josh Duhamel.
Aug 22, 2016
30
The film is as shapeless as a real life — amusing in an extremely mild way on occasion, but no more goal-oriented than a protagonist who, time and again, shows that all he really cares about is getting high and tossing a ball around.
Aug 18, 2016
30
Throughout the film, the wrong characters are in focus, inexplicable close-ups abound, and Rapkin’s got the camera on rails, moving and panning for seemingly no reason.
Jan 8, 2017
3
I am not the one for baseball movies, but I thought I'll give this a chance - really boring and without anything interesting happening in it. Maybe if you know the real life guy it is a bit more interesting for someone, but if you don't then it's just a random movie without anything happening really.
Production Company:
- Podium Pictures
- Rhino Films
- Sports Studio
Release Date:Aug 19, 2016
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Rebel. Athlete. Superstar. Stoner. Candidate.
