The Rocketeer (1991)

Runtime: 108 minutes
Color: Color
Budget: $40,000,000
Awards: 1 Award, 5 Nominations

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Directors: Joe Johnston
Writers: Dave Stevens, Danny Bilson
Cast: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, Terry O'Quinn, Ed Lauter, James Handy, Robert Miranda, John Lavachielli, Jon Polito, Eddie Jones, William Sanderson, Don Pugsley, Nada Despotovich

Three years before the United States declares war, Cliff Secord leads America's first battle against the Nazis.

Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevee, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.

Fun Fact: Stunt man Jimmy Medearis suffered serious head injuries during a failed stunt. He and fellow stunt man Michael J. Sarna both hit a tree when a truck pulling their harness-rig drove too far.

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