# Project Hail Mary post release thread (open spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [March 20, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602 "2026-03-20T04:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602/101 "2026-08-21T14:39:33Z")

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Good movie. My only regret is that they missed the opportunity to name the planet Bullwinkle instead of Adrian.

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**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602/102 "2026-08-21T14:45:01Z")

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Blame Andy Weir.

It’s named that way in the book, and since the Rocky film franchise is already MGM, they were hardly going to change it and miss a shot at more free advertising for their own IP

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602/103 "2026-08-21T15:54:13Z")

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> [@Thing.Fish](#):
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> Good movie. My only regret is that they missed the opportunity to name the planet Bullwinkle instead of Adrian.

Are you suggesting that Rocky and Bullwinkle were mates?

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602/104 "2026-08-21T16:11:10Z")

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Never mind.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602/105 "2026-08-21T18:56:56Z")

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“Hello Earth! I am Rocky. I am Rocky from Erid. I am _not_ Rocky from movie. No no no.”

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