The Rocketeer (1991)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.1/10   

Director:

Joe Johnston

Escritores (WGA):

Dave Stevens (graphic novel "The Rocketeer")
Danny Bilson (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

21 junio 1991 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Familia | Ciencia-Ficción

Plot:

A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high flying masked hero.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Gangster | Aviation | Blimp | 1930s

Premios:

1 win & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Two-fisted tribute to the serials of yesteryear

Reparto

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 (as Robert Guy Miranda)
John Lavachielli	...	Rusty, Valentine Hood
Jon Polito	...	Otis Bigelow
Eddie Jones	...	Malcolm the Mechanic
William Sanderson	...	Skeets
Don Pugsley	...	Goose

También conocida como:

Rocketeer (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivialidades:

Disney had a special mechanism built especially for this film. Called the "Shaky-cam", it was designed to be the exact opposite of the "Steady-cam", that is, to introduce vibrations into the picture. This was used in the scenes filmed inside the Zeppelin to give the impression of the power of the engines. When the movie went to video, the effect didn't transfer too well, and was therefore steadied.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: In the scene where Cliff flies around inside the nightclub, the rope that is pulling the food cart he is riding can be seen just before he hits the wall.

Citas:

Mrs. Pye, Girls Dormitory Matron: You know my rules: no gentlemen allowed inside after 6 PM.
Cliff Secord: But I'm not a gentleman.
Mrs. Pye, Girls Dormitory Matron: You're telling me.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Hey, Look Me Over (#7.1)" (1991)

Banda de Sonido:

DER HOELLE RACHE

Two-fisted tribute to the serials of yesteryear

THE ROCKETEER

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Panavision)

Sound format: 6-track Dolby Stereo SR

(35mm and 70mm release prints)

Based on Dave Stevens' graphic novel, this very un-Disney-like Disney movie is a joy from start to finish, a two-fisted tribute to the serials of yesteryear which combines nostalgia for the innocence of ages past with the Art deco gloss of a world on the brink of war. Bill Campbell (from TV's "Tales of the City") plays a 1930's air ace who stumbles on a jet-propelled device that allows its wearer to fly at high speeds, a device coveted by law enforcement agencies, gangland criminals, Howard Hughes (!), and a Nazi villain (Timothy Dalton) masquerading as a Hollywood heartthrob.

Handsome and talented, Campbell plays the title role with just the right amount of wide-eyed candor and boyish charm, and he's supported by a veritable who's-who of Hollywood's finest character actors, including Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, Terry O'Quinn, Ed Lauter, Jon Polito and Eddie Jones, alongside Tiny Ron as a hulking henchman clearly modelled after Rondo Hatton (courtesy of Rick Baker's rubbery makeup), whose speciality is - you guessed it - *snapping spines*! Sadly, Jennifer Connelly is unable to make much of an impression as Campbell's eye-candy girlfriend, an old-fashioned heroine who lacks autonomy and is almost entirely dependent on her co-star's strength and bravery. That small blip aside, director Joe Johnston (HIDALGO) plays the whole thing straight, without even a hint of camp (when Campbell asks how he looks in his spiffy 'Rocketeer' outfit, Arkin deadpans: "Like a hood ornament!"), and while the characters are mere stock figures, they're played with real integrity by an enthusiastic cast, and the film's many set-pieces culminate in a showstopping finale on board an exploding zeppelin high above the Hollywood hills! Yep, this is one movie where you *definitely* get your money's worth!!

Produced today, the script (by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo) might have been co-opted by some overpriced 'star' whose off-screen notoriety could sap the magic out of every frame. It's the fact that Campbell WASN'T a household name during filming, and that the production dares to celebrate the movies of a bygone era without simultaneously mocking its references, which makes THE ROCKETEER so special. It carries none of the baggage that a major celebrity would have brought to it, and is simply a thrill-ride, no more or less, packaged and presented as a widescreen spectacle for audiences young and old (and DO try to see the film in its original Panavision dimensions). Incredibly, the movie underperformed at the American box-office, despite playing in 70mm (blown up from the original 35mm) at selected venues, though it has since found an appreciative audience on TV and home video. Originally released in the UK as ROCKETEER, an unnecessary abbreviation.