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The Rocketeer

  • 1991
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
66K
YOUR RATING
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
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joe Johnston
    • Writers
      • Dave Stevens
      • Danny Bilson
      • Paul De Meo
    • Stars
      • Billy Campbell
      • Jennifer Connelly
      • Alan Arkin
    • 215User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos7

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    The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
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    Top Cast80

    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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

    Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge in Metropolis (1927)
    Steampunk
    Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth
    Superhero
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
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    Adventure
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    Family
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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] Come on, Eddie. I'm paying you well. Does it matter who I work for?
      • [siding with the FBI agents to fight the Nazis]
      • Eddie Valentine: It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American. And I don't work for no two-bit Nazi. Let her go.
      • [Valentine's gang aim their guns at Neville]
      • Neville Sinclair: [laughs wickedly then shouts in German] STURMABTEILUNG! ANGREIFEN!
      • [an entire army of Nazi commandos come out shouting and surround Cliff and Valentine's gang]
      • Neville Sinclair: It's your move, Eddie.
    • 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

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 21, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Rocketeer: El hombre cohete
    • Filming locations
      • Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
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    Box office

    • 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

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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