Top 10 Things Rocketman Got Factually Right and Wrong

Elton John is the Rocketman, but how much did Rocketman the movie get right about him? Join us as we look at Top 10 Things Rocketman Got Factually Right AND Wrong. What kind of things are we looking at? His childhood, his rehab therapy, his marriage to Renate Blauel, his relationship with Bernie Taupin and more! What false fact from Rocketman shocked you the most?

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[AthenaPOfficial]

Reginald: singing underwater to his older self
Watchmojo: Believe it or not this didn't actually happen

[isabellamolina]

I don't think they realized elton John was a producer for the film so he knew most of the decisions of the film

[TheGunther]

"My name is Elton"
"Elton, what?"
*Elton looks at a picture of the Beatles on the wall.
"Elton Ringo!"

[madalaineclayton]

Taron egerton : *isn’t actually elton john *
Watch Mojo : believe it or not taron isn’t actually elton!

[rubykgarrett]

Watchmojo: Elton John existed
Watchmojo: true

[BrandoCritic]

I was absolutely blown away by Taron Edgerton's performance! He was spectacular! The movie was also great!

[ryanhealey]

How interesting since Elton John HIMSELF was a producer of the film, gave it his blessing and was often on set. 🙄

[RichardBonaduce]

People also didn't actually float at Elton's concerts. FALSE!

[goodishooz]

As Elton said himself...this is not a biopic, "liberties were taken"...so you're not catching them "getting it wrong"...

[SuperRayray]

i saw the movie yesterday. I mean, it starts off with "the bitch is back" so I don't think anyone really expects the songs to match the time line. atleast I didn't

[MArturHP]

a sec, you're telling me that he actually didn't go from to appearing in a concert to heading straight to a rehab dressed like a satanic rooster? Gee, I'd never guessed that...

[UncleJackOnline]

the whole movie is a performance, just like most of his life, the point is its entertaining

[SB-epgh]

its not supposed to be accurate, the director and everyone else said its supposed to be a fantasy based on his life, not an accurate depiction of it.

[jamiewindsor]

I was very impressed by this film. I'm not typically a fan of biopics or musicals, but the way this was put together worked really well. I liked how it used direction to explore themes arounds mental health.

[diannewilke]

Elton John was the producer and he knew the changes with the facts but he said he wanted them to be creative with the story. So he was ok with the changes. I love the fact that he also wanted everyone to know that the actor is acually singing and its not lip sync. Taron Edgerton is amazing.

[TimScratch]

End credit scene: Freddie Mercury walks in
Freddie: what if I told you we were putting together a team....

[reillybrown]

The movie wasn’t supposed to be in chronological order. The songs were supposed to show how he felt at that time in his life (not when they came out). I liked this a lot about the movie

[MsLulumaria]

It has been said it is a "fantasy" biopic... So yes they will have things "wrong". Also people don't float so there's that....

[rosiebaker]

Elton has said about the film “not everything in the film actually happened, but it is the absolute truth”

[TheRzzard]

Elton actually said in an interview, sometimes he and Bernie would describe situations in certain ways and they filmed certain scenes to really show that. The scene where they float off the ground at Elton's first big concert was so amazing it 'felt like everyone was floating off the ground like a dream'.
Elton helped produce the film and used his fantastically creative mind to express his emotions in those moments in more amazing ways.