Rocketeer, The (1991)
Genre Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Movie Release Date 1991
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 108 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.0
Cast
Bill 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 Agent Fitch
James Handy Agent 'Wooly' Wolinski
Tiny Ron Lothar / Good Old Boy
Robert Miranda Spanish Johnny
Crew
Director Joe Johnston
Writer Dave Stevens
Writer Danny Bilson
Producer Lisa Bailey
Producer Larry J. Franco
Plot
In 1938, in Los Angeles, the pilot Cliff Secord crashes his plane after being hit in the air in a shoot-out between gangsters and FBI agents in a car chase; completely broken, his best friend and mechanics A. 'Peevy' Peabody tries to fix an old plane to raise some money in an exhibition show. However, Cliff finds a package hidden by one of the gangsters with a rocket with belts and they find that the device allows man to fly. Meanwhile, his beloved girlfriend and aspirant actress Jenny Blake succeeds in an audition to make a small part in a movie of the great actor Neville Sinclair that is ranked the third in box-offices. During a flight exhibition, the mechanic Malcolm (Eddie Jones) has an accident, and Cliff uses the rocket to save him, being called Rocketeer by the public. With his picture in the front page of the newspaper, Cliff is chased by the FBI, the gangsters and German spies that abduct Jenny and forces Cliff to rescue her.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 169
Position 1/3
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.20:1
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Stereo