The Rocketeer User Reviews

Write a Review 3 user reviews Average score of 7.5 / 10 for The Rocketeer
PipeAndSlippers joe johnsons magnum opus

joe johnson expunges all doubts of his directorial excellence with the 1991 delivery of the rocket movie, the rocketeer.  joe johnson "rockets" into stardom with his take on a ww2 era film serial. joe johnson picks timothy dalton as the bad guy, excellent choice johnson, your eye for acting meat ...

Reviewed by PipeAndSlippers on May 13, 2011
SnowyMountain Decent, but not blasting off to the stars

I've read the original Dave Stevens' stuff and was somewhat disappointed with some of the retooling of the Rocketeer's backstory, even though I understood that they simply couldn't show some of it. Nevertheless, the Rocketeer was a fun enough film that harkens back to Hollywood of the 1930's and throws ...

Reviewed by SnowyMountain on June 23, 2012
Mr.Q It's Gonna Be A Long Long Time...

The Rocketeer. Hear we go much like other movies I've reviewed this one was considered a flop. So naturally I consider it a lost unappreciated gem. The film (which diverges slightly from the source material) follows Cliff Secord a young pilot who simply loves to fly, a love that comes ...

Reviewed by Mr.Q on April 1, 2011
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
55 votes, 3.8 avg.

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General Information Edit
Name The Rocketeer
US Release June 21, 1991
UK Release Aug. 2, 1991
AUS Release Nov. 28, 1991
Runtime 108
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Rating PG
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $46,704,056
  • = total worldwide gross $46,704,056
  • - a reported budget of $40,000,000
  • = a 16.8% net profit of $6,704,056
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