The Rocketeer
"An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero."
ActionAdventureScience FictionFamily
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
🎬 DirectorJoe Johnston
📅 Release1991-06-21
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioWalt Disney Pictures, Gordon Company, Dark Horse Entertainment
🗳 Votes1,017
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$42,000,000
💵 Revenue$46,704,056
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🎭 Cast
Billy Campbell
Cliff Secord
Jennifer Connelly
Jenny Blake
Alan Arkin
A. 'Peevy' Peabody
Timothy Dalton
Neville Sinclair
Paul Sorvino
Eddie Valentine
Terry O'Quinn
Howard Hughes
Ed Lauter
Fitch
Jon Polito
Bigelow
James Handy
Wooly
William Sanderson
Skeets
Margo Martindale
Millie
Clint Howard
Mark
John Lavachielli
Rusty
Eddie Jones
Malcolm
Max Grodénchik
Wilmer
🎥 Crew
Director of PhotographyHiro Narita
ScreenplayPaul De Meo
ProducerCharles Gordon
ScreenplayDanny Bilson
EditorArthur Schmidt
ProducerLloyd Levin
DirectorJoe Johnston
Original Music ComposerJames Horner
ProducerLawrence Gordon
Executive ProducerLarry Franco
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🏷 Keywords
nazisuperheroairplane wreckbased on comicairshiplos angeles, californiabased on graphic novelflying manpilot heronazi collaborationism1930sgriffith observatory
💬 Reviews
Rocketeer is directed by Joe Johnston and co-written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo and William Dear. It is based on Dave Stevens' comic book The Rocketeer. It stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton and Paul Sorvino. Music is scored by James Horner and cinematography by Hiro Narita. It took eight years to get to the screen, with many rewrites, changes in personal, cha…
Very much enjoyable, this. <em>'The Rocketeer'</em> exceeded my expectations in truth, I wasn't expecting much given the opening few minutes. However, thankfully, it ends up producing an entertaining 108 minutes. Cool superhero, great score and a likeable cast list. The premise is properly bonkers, especially towards the end, but they make it work and deserve credit for doing so. There are n…
Billy Campbell was actually extremely believable in this and, honestly, I don't think that they could have found anyone better to play the evil Nazi Erroll Flynn styled actor than James Bond's Timothy Dalton. But, also, I always kind of feel that Campbell has gotten the short end of the acting stick. In all honesty, it's really a horribly fin superhero movie, right down to that amazing retro…
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