Sinclair overhears Cliff attempting to tell Jenny about the rocket pack, so he invites her to dinner. Meanwhile, Cliff and his airplane mechanic, Peevy, find the hidden rocket pack and begin testing it.Ĭliff's girlfriend is aspiring actress Jenny Blake, who has a small part in Sinclair's latest film recent events are now driving a wedge in their relationship. Valentine's gang has been hired by film star Neville Sinclair to steal the rocket pack, and he now sends his monstrous henchman Lothar to question the injured getaway driver as to device's location before Lothar kills him. As the chase continues, stunt pilot Cliff Secord's yellow and black Gee Bee Z monoplane is destroyed, ending his air-racing career. During their escape from the pursuing police, the getaway driver quickly stops and hides the rocket pack in a biplane's cockpit at an airfield. In 1938 Los Angeles, gangsters from Eddie Valentine's gang steal a prototype rocket pack from aviation magnate Howard Hughes. Several prototypes were made, but the toy line was promptly shut down Disney pulled the license from Toy Biz leaving only Just Toys having the rights. In early 1991, Toy Biz had the rights to a massive Rocketeer toy line, including different versions of Cliff this was akin to the Kenner Products Batman toy lines. However, a television series based on the film, with Campbell reprising his role, premiered on Disney Junior in November 2019. Plans for Rocketeer sequels were abandoned after the film underperformed at the box office, grossing only $46 million on a $35 million budget. The film was released on June 21, 1991, and received positive reviews from critics. The visual effects sequences were created and designed by Industrial Light & Magic and supervised by animation director Wes Takahashi. Filming for The Rocketeer lasted from September 19, 1990, to January 22, 1991. Johnston also had to convince Disney to let him cast actor Billy Campbell in the lead role. The studio also intended to change the trademark helmet design Disney CEO Michael Eisner wanted a straight NASA-type helmet, but Johnston convinced the studio otherwise. Screenwriters Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo had creative differences with Disney, causing the film to languish in development hell. Steve Miner and William Dear considered directing The Rocketeer before Johnston signed on. His heroic deeds soon attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, who are hunting for the missing rocket pack, as well as the Nazi operatives that stole it from Hughes.ĭevelopment for The Rocketeer started as far back as 1983, when Stevens sold the film rights to the character. Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, The Rocketeer tells the story of stunt pilot, Cliff Secord, who discovers a hidden rocket pack that he thereafter uses to fly without the need of an aircraft. It is based on the character of the same name created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens. It was produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin, directed by Joe Johnston, and stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, and Tiny Ron Taylor. The Rocketeer (released internationally as The Adventures of the Rocketeer) is a 1991 American period superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures.
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