Rocketman

The movie is Rocketman. The main character is Harlen Williams and he plays a man named Fred Randall. Randall is computer genius who is assisting in the design of the equipment for a space mission to Mars. This mission is the first manned mission to Mars and the original crew consists of two men, a monkey, and a woman. One of the men gets hurt, though, so Randall and another man compete to be the additional man on the crew. Randall is not qualified physically, as it would seem, but actually breaks many records during his training. This is only one of the comic effects found in this movie. It is funny because to be able to go to space there are many physical tests that must be passed, which are of high difficulty. Randall passes all of the tests because they are designed to test your physical requirements, and also your mental stability. As a result of his mental stability, and also instability, he is able to pass the tests with ease. He does not take the tests serious enough to realize how tough they are so he can handle the mental stress presented. In the clip presented, Randall is a room similar to what would be found on a spaceship. He has to stay in the room by himself for a set amount of time. It is supposed to test the mental ability to not go crazy when there is nothing to entertain or occupy his mind. He starts singing different songs, like children rhymes, and it occupies him long enough to pass the time. This is funny because he is a very smart man, but he acts very childish. Another reason this movie is so funny is because the other people are taking the whole training sessions very serious, which is how it is supposed to be observed. Randall, however, thinks it is a game, and it is hilarious to see the contrast in amount of care.