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The Rocketeer

  • 1991
  • AL
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
63K
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Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
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A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.

  • Director
    • Joe Johnston
  • Writers
    • Dave Stevens
    • Danny Bilson
    • Paul De Meo
  • Stars
    • Billy Campbell
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Alan Arkin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    63K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,209
    194
    • Director
      • Joe Johnston
    • Writers
      • Dave Stevens
      • Danny Bilson
      • Paul De Meo
    • Stars
      • Billy Campbell
      • Jennifer Connelly
      • Alan Arkin
    • 194User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell
    • Cliff
    • (as Bill Campbell)
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Jenny
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Peevy
    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Neville Sinclair
    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Eddie Valentine
    Terry O'Quinn
    Terry O'Quinn
    • Howard Hughes
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Fitch
    James Handy
    James Handy
    • Wooly
    Robert Miranda
    Robert Miranda
    • Spanish Johnny
    • (as Robert Guy Miranda)
    John Lavachielli
    • Rusty
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Bigelow
    Eddie Jones
    Eddie Jones
    • Malcolm
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Skeets
    Don Pugsley
    Don Pugsley
    • Goose
    Nada Despotovich
    • Irma
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Millie
    America Martin
    • Patsy
    Max Grodénchik
    Max Grodénchik
    • Wilmer
    • Director
      • Joe Johnston
    • Writers
      • Dave Stevens
      • Danny Bilson
      • Paul De Meo
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Dave Stevens, the writer/artist of the original graphic novel, gave the film's production designer Jim Bissell and his two art directors his entire reference library pertaining to the Rocketeer at that time period, including blueprints for hangars and bleachers, schematics for building the autogyro, photos and drawings of the Bulldog Cafe, the uniforms for the air circus staff, and contacts for locating the vintage aircraft that were to be used. Stevens remembers that they "literally just took the reference and built the sets".
    • Goofs
      When the Nazi agent is yelling at Sinclair, he shouts, "Ich habe meine Bestellung, und du auch!" ("I have my order, and so do you!") The German word for a military order is "Befehl." "Bestellung" is the order you give to a waiter.
    • Quotes

      Neville Sinclair: [on the road leading to the Griffith Observatory] C'mon, Eddie. I'm paying you well. Does it really matter where the money comes from?

      [siding with the G-men to fight the Nazis]

      Eddie Valentine: It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American. I don't work for no two-bit Nazi. Let the girl go!

      [Neville laughs, then calls out - in German - a group of hidden armed Sturmabteilung German soldiers who promptly hold everyone at gunpoint]

    • Connections
      Featured in Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Der Hoelle Rache
      from Queen of the Night's "Aria" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

      Courtesy of Laserlight Digital, by arrangement with Sounds of Film

    User reviews194

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    Featured review
    7/10

    A $40 million dollar Saturday afternoon serial ... just like Mom used to make

    This film's a bit of a hard sell to general audiences. There have been more than a few knowing homages to serials (the Indiana Jones series being the most obvious), but this isn't really one of those. Rather than making a modern film that references old films, this is pretty much a serial with a $40 million budget and (at the time) modern effects. It's deliberately old fashioned and will work for you to the extent that you enjoy action stuff from simpler times. I do ... so I enjoy this.
    • rdoyle29
    • Jul 16, 2017
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1991 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Rocketeer
    • Filming locations
      • Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,704,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,600,754
      • Jun 23, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,704,906
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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