

The Rocketeer
An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $42M
- Box office
- $46.7M
- Language
- English
- nazi
- superhero
- airplane wreck
- based on comic
- airship
- steampunk
- los angeles, california
- based on graphic novel
- flying man
- pilot hero
- nazi collaborationism
- 1930s
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG21 Jun 1991
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG2 Aug 1991
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG29 Jul 1991
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical18 Jul 1991
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1012 Jul 1991
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA27 Sept 1991
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP18 Dec 1991
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1215 Aug 1991
IndonesiaID
- Theatrical6 Jul 1993
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG9 Aug 1991
JapanJP
- TheatricalG7 Dec 1991
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical621 Jun 1991
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The Rocketeer was released on 21 June 1991.
Audience reviews
4- J8/10
John Chard
9/25/2014
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, changes in setting and …
- R8/10
r96sk
9/22/2020
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 numerous recognisable…
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
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 1930s serial feel. …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/26/2023
I hadn't seen this for over 15 years but as soon as the opening bars from James Horner's score hit my ears it all started to come back to me. This is a stylish adventure story that amalgamates lots of different themes from 1920s America - gangsters, aviation pioneering and a love story into a tale of good v evil and innovative science; we even have some Nazis! Bill Campbell is largely there for his looks, it has to b…
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