Rocketman (2019)
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About the Film
Rocketman is a 2019 British biographical musical fantasy directed by Dexter Fletcher. Taron Egerton stars as Elton John, delivering a transformative performance that traces the musician's journey from a shy, unloved boy named Reginald Dwight in suburban London through his partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, played by Jamie Bell, his meteoric rise to superstardom in the 1970s, and his devastating descent into drug addiction, bulimia, and suicidal despair. Unlike the more conventional Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman was structured as a full musical, with fantasy sequences in which Elton's songs were performed as elaborate, often surreal production numbers — the "Crocodile Rock" sequence lifted the entire Troubadour audience into the air, and the "Rocketman" number had Elton sinking to the bottom of a swimming pool during his suicide attempt.
Taron Egerton performed all of the vocals himself, and his emotional commitment earned him the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Rocketman earned $195 million worldwide on a $40 million budget.
