2016
R
Orion Pictures
1 h 30 m

2016
R
Orion Pictures
1 h 30 m

Summary Spaceman 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 “somew...

Directed By: Brett Rapkin

Written By: Richard Lally, Bill Lee, Brett Rapkin

2016
R
Orion Pictures
1 h 30 m

2016
R
Orion Pictures
1 h 30 m

Spaceman

Name: Spaceman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016-08-19
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Rating: 35
Cast: Josh Duhamel, W. Earl Brown, Ernie Hudson, Winter Ave Zoli, Carlos Leal

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Brett Rapkin

Written By: Richard Lally, Bill Lee, Brett Rapkin

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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The Playlist

Aug 25, 2016

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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Boston Globe

Aug 18, 2016

Overall the results are amiable, if also slack and talky.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Aug 18, 2016

The effort is commendable, but the execution is rocky.

By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Aug 18, 2016

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.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 22, 2016

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.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Aug 18, 2016

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.

By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Podium Pictures, Rhino Films, Sports Studio

Release Date Aug 19, 2016

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Rebel. Athlete. Superstar. Stoner. Candidate.

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Josh Duhamel

Bill Lee

W. Earl Brown

Dick Dennis

Ernie Hudson

Joe

Winter Ave Zoli

Mrs. Lee

Carlos Leal

Gino Lapue

Stefan Rollins

Claude

Sterling K. Brown

Rodney Scott

Wade Williams

Tom Fulton

Peter Mackenzie

Tim Manning

Wallace Langham

Bruce Lindsay

Lawrence J. Hughes

Manny Moss

Emma Rose Maloney

Caitlin Lee

Matthew Arkin

Marv Scott

Claude Duhamel

King

Nicole Lynn Evans

Pool Buddy

Daniel Farag

Bar Stoner

Eric Gagne

Bartender

Rob Goodrich

Umpire

Jonah Keri

Montreal Beat Reporter

Bill Lee

Beer League Player

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