| Director: | Liz W. Garcia |
| Cinematography: | John G. Inwood |
| Editing: | Oona Flaherty |
| Music: | John Debney |
| Studio: | Stampede Ventures |
| Distributor: | Amazon MGM Studios |
| Runtime: | 111 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Space Cadet is a 2024 American comedy film written and directed by Liz W. Garcia. It stars Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, and Gabrielle Union.
Rex Simpson is a Florida party girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. A falsified application leads her into astronaut training with other candidates.
Principal photography took place in New Jersey from August to October 2022. Union Beach stood in for Cocoa Beach.[2] Shooting occurred at the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex, Essex County Airport, and U.S. Space & Rocket Center.[2]
The film was released by Amazon MGM Studios through its streaming service Prime Video on July 4, 2024.[3]
The Guardian thought the film is "hopelessly muddled, a bitter first sip that proceeds to curdle".[4] The New York Times opined that "the jokes feel tired. The actors are mostly doing their best, but the screenplay too often leaves them mimicking comedy rather than performing it", and it is not "unwatchable, but it's the sort of movie that makes you want to go back and revisit the better versions."[5]