Film

The Rocketeer 1991

Directed by Joe Johnston

  • Adventure, Science Fiction
  • 108 min
  • PG

An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero.

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

AdventureScience Fictionnazisuperheroairplane wreckbased on comicairshipsteampunklos angeles, californiabased on graphic novelflying manpilot heronazi collaborationism1930s

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