The Rocketeer
1991, Fantasy, 1h 49m
65 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
An action-packed, if anachronistic, look back at pulp matinee serials, The Rocketeer may ring hollow with viewers expecting more than simple fun and gee-whiz special effects. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Cliff Secord
Jenny Blake
Neville Sinclair
A. 'Peevy' Peabody
Eddie Valentine
Howard Hughes
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Critic Reviews for The Rocketeer
All Critics (65) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (22)
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Undeniably, Rocketeer's overall trajectory is pleasing and winning, but it lacks the quirky charms and personal idiosyncracies that endeared other big-effects films to tot and sophisticate alike.
June 21, 2018 | Full Review… -
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.
June 24, 2016 | Full Review… -
Almost never takes thrilling flight.
June 1, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
A piece of blandly enthusiastic, B-movie pulp.
July 6, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
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.
April 18, 2007 | Full Review… -
The whole thing is good-natured enough, but increasingly mechanical.
April 18, 2007 | Full Review…
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Undeniably, Rocketeer's overall trajectory is pleasing and winning, but it lacks the quirky charms and personal idiosyncracies that endeared other big-effects films to tot and sophisticate alike.
June 21, 2018 | Full Review… -
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.
June 24, 2016 | Full Review… -
Almost never takes thrilling flight.
June 1, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
A piece of blandly enthusiastic, B-movie pulp.
July 6, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
Occasionally vrooms as if powered by voluminous vials of jet fuel and will send art-deco aficionados' eyes a-poppin' like Tex Avery's Wolf. But for anyone raised on "Raiders," its sum total is a mostly phantom memory of aesthetic, mood and momentum.
July 16, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
...briskly-paced and unabashedly old-fashioned...
December 11, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Rocketeer
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May 24, 2015It's one of those unapologetically pulpy films that so desperately wants to look like it's fun that it forgets to be original or actually fun.Alec B Super Reviewer
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May 03, 2015Being released in 1991, there was not much competition for super-heroic-esque films, and for that, I must say that "The Rocketeer" does what it sets out to do, beautifully. Fun, witty, dramatic, and awesome all at the same time, this picture balances insanely well what most films in this genre usually fail to accomplish. Billy Campbell is great in the leading role, as a pilot finds a jetpack that has been created by the opposing side of the war, he decides to use it for good, before realizing the opposing side are now hunting it down. With a few twists as to why they desperately need it back, this film keeps you on the edge of your seat, but not in an overly serious way. The chemistry between Campbell and Connelly was a joy to watch and like every film like this, the climax was one big giant spectacle, but it is one of the few to take it's time to give it meaning. Overall, I loved every second of this film, even though a few things were convenient to move the plot along. For what it is, "The Rocketeer" is a near perfect film for it's genre. Excellent!KJ P Super Reviewer
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Mar 03, 2015The Rocketeer has an obscene amount going for it. Original superhero design, a World War II setting, jetpacks, Timothy Dalton, Jennifer Connely, the Disney name backing it... And all these things are fantastic, make no mistake. But the script itself has trouble elevating the film as a whole to the next level, leaving The Rocketeer as simply "Pretty good". Not a harsh criticism by any means, but I saw the potential for Rocketeer to be even more.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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Jan 13, 2014I can't help but love this movie. It's pure fun and a classic action/adventure movie. Anyone who enjoys Indiana Jones will undoubtedly enjoy this as well. Also, this is basically the framework that Joe Johnston used for Captain America. It's just a really creative way to go about making a superhero/pulp movie. The characterization is great. Billy Campbell does a good job and you really care for him and his character. Timothy Dalton does his best evil Erroll Flynn here and it's one of his best performances IMO. The visuals, pacing, story and directing are all appropriately stylized to the 30s atmosphere they were going for. It's endlessly re-watchable and one of my favorite live-action Disney movies.Conner R Super Reviewer
The Rocketeer Quotes
| Howard Hughes: | [about to show Cliff the Nazi propaganda film] It cost a man's life to get this out of Germany. |
| Howard Hughes: | It cost a man's life to get this out of Germany. |
| Peevy: | [reading the newspaper] "Film fans were saddened by the news that actor Neville Sinclair was killed in a tragedy when flaming debris fell on his touring car." That's terrible! That was a nice car. |
| Peevy: | "Film fans were saddened by the news that actor Neville Sinclair was killed in a tragedy when flaming debris fell on his touring car." That's terrible! That was a nice car. |
| Jenny Blake: | Oh my God. Neville Sinclair's a... |
| Neville Sinclair: | [confronting her] A what? Spy? Saboteur? Fascist? All of the above. |
| Neville Sinclair: | A what? Spy? Saboteur? Fascist? All of the above. |
| Jenny Blake: | [after smashing a flower pot on Neville's head, knocking him out] I've finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair. |
| Jenny Blake: | I've finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair. |
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