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The Rocketeer
Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.
1958
30 October 1938, Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
18 July 1951, Jacksonville, Texas, USA
20 April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
28 November 1909, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 January 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 August 1944, Kermit, Texas, USA
December 29, 2011
One of Disney's most underrated films, and I can't for the life of me figure out why, unless it's the absence of a big-name star.
December 27, 2011
While The Rocketeer never crashes, it's a bumpy ride of cartoonish characters, a flimsy plot and an overall sense of letdown.
April 18, 2007
The whole thing is good-natured enough, but increasingly mechanical.
June 24, 2016
In the quarter-century since its release, as the superhero blockbuster has become a cornerstone of mainstream moviemaking, it's become clear that 'The Rocketeer' is a model of the form - breathless, energetic, and endlessly entertaining.
April 18, 2007
This $40 million adventure fantasy puts a shiny polish on familiar elements: airborne hero, damsel in distress, Nazi villains, 1930s Hollywood glamor, and dazzling special effects.
January 29, 2012
A charming adventure tale, in the spirit of 1930's serials, The Rocketeer is a fun ride.
June 24, 2006
Neat idea, peachy visuals, but there ain't much else to grip the imagination.
December 29, 2011
A charmer in its gee-whiz, irony-light resuscitation of the movie serials of the '30s. [Blu-ray]
July 06, 2010
A piece of blandly enthusiastic, B-movie pulp.
December 20, 2011
It's not as dark or as edgy as Tim Burton's Batman films, but it's still cleaner and more digestible. It's not a deep story, but it's full of fun nostalgia and action.
