The Rocketeer (1991)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Daniel O'Shea
Mike
Pat Crawford Brown
Mrs. Pye
Larry Gordon
Producer
Julian Barnes
Charlie
Charlie Stavola
Assistant Director
William Boyett
Government Liaison
William Frankfather
Government Liaison
Norbert Weisser
Zeppelin Pilot
Michael Francis Clarke
G-Man
Darryl Henriques
G-Man
Scanlon Gail
G-Man at Chaplin Field
Melora Hardin
South Seas Singer
Rick Overton
South Seas Patron
Dick Warlock
FBI Agent
David Pressman
Hospital Guard
Taylor Gilbert
Stewardess
Ele Keats
Girl at Newsstand
Chance Michael Corbitt
Newspaper Kid
Merritt Yohnka
Nazi Crewman
Craig Hosking
Airshow Pilot
Tiny Ron
Lothar / Good Old Boy
Michael Milhoan
Jeff
Joe D'Angerio
Stevie
Tommy J. Huff
Lenny
Doug McGrath
Reporter
Herman Poppe
Zeppelin Captain
Robert Miranda
Spanish Johnny
Don Pugsley
Goose
Nada Despotovich
Irma
America Martin
Patsy
Paul DeSouza
Pauly
Sam Vincent
Filmstage Director
Lisa Pedersen
Noblewoman
Peter Bromilow
Nobleman
Tom Kindle
Clapperboy
Heinrich James
Nazi Agent
Bob Leeman
W.C. Fields
Gene Daily
Clark Gable
Thomas Lee Tully
Reporter
Mike Finneran
Reporter
Dave Adams
Reporter
Arlee Reed
Cameraman
Kim Sebastian
Nurse
Lila Finn
Clothesline Lady
Perry Cook
Good Old Boy
Danielle Bedau
Girl at Newsstand
Bob Sandman
South Seas Bandleader
Lori Lynn Ross
South Seas Mermaid
Kathleen Michaels
South Seas Camera Girl
Peter Frankland
Nazi Commando
Kristopher Logan
Nazi Commando
Paul Forsyth
Nazi Commando
Steve Hinton Sr.
Airshow Pilot
Jim Franklin
Airshow Pilot
Richard T. Brickert
Airshow Pilot
Chuck Wentworth
Airshow Pilot
Bill Turner
Airshow Pilot
Chuck Riley
Narrator (voice)
Lloyd Levin
Producer
Paul De Meo
Screenplay / Story
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
Joe Johnston
Director
Charles Gordon
Producer
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Hiro Narita
Director of Photography
Larry Franco
Executive Producer
Danny Bilson
Screenplay / Story
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Susan A. Cabral
Makeup Artist
Louis L. Edemann
Sound Editor
James Beshears
Sound Effects Editor
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Edward T. McAvoy
Assistant Art Director
Paul Sonski
Set Designer
Sara Gardner-Gail
Set Dresser
Leslie Warren
Set Dresser
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen Blynder
Makeup Artist
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration
Brad Wilder
Makeup Supervisor
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Mills
Makeup Artist
John Berger
Set Designer
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Direction
Carl J. Stensel
Set Designer
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Gary Mundheim
Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf
Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel J. Lester
Costume Supervisor
Anne Calanchini
Visual Effects Coordinator
Bernard Weiser
Sound Editor
Patricia Blau
Visual Effects Producer
Gary Krivacek
Sound Editor
Penny Runge
Visual Effects Coordinator
Fred Judkins
Sound Editor
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Editor
Randy Smith
Sound Recordist
Winnie D. Brown
Costume Supervisor
Mark Dindal
Animation Director
Janet Brady
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingPG
Budget$42,000,000
Box Office$46,704,056
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Rocketeer (released internationally as The Adventures of the Rocketeer) is a 1991 American superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. It was produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin, directed by Joe Johnston, and stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, and Tiny Ron Taylor. It is based on the character of the same name created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens.
Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, The Rocketeer tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord, who discovers a hidden rocket pack that he thereafter uses to fly without the need of an aircraft. His heroic deeds soon attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, who are hunting for the missing rocket pack, as well as the Nazi operatives who stole it from Hughes.
Development for The Rocketeer started as far back as 1983, when Stevens sold the film rights to the character. Steve Miner and William Dear considered directing The Rocketeer before Johnston signed on. Screenwriters Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo had creative differences with Disney, causing the film to languish in development hell. The studio also intended to change the trademark helmet design; Disney CEO Michael Eisner wanted a straight NASA-type helmet, but Johnston convinced the studio otherwise. Johnston also had to convince Disney to let him cast actor Billy Campbell in the lead role. Filming for The Rocketeer lasted from September 19, 1990, to January 22, 1991. The visual effects sequences were created and designed by Industrial Light & Magic and supervised by animation director Wes Takahashi.
The film was released on June 21, 1991, and received positive reviews from critics. Plans for Rocketeer sequels were abandoned after the film underperformed at the box office, grossing only $46 million on a $35 million budget. However, a television series based on the film, with Campbell reprising his role, premiered on Disney Junior in November 2019. In early 1991, Toy Biz had the rights to a massive Rocketeer toy line, including different versions of Cliff; this was akin to the Kenner Products Batman toy lines. Several prototypes were made, but the toy line was promptly shut down; Disney pulled the license from Toy Biz leaving only Just Toys having the rights.