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The Rocketeer (1991)

The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
PG
Action
Adventure
Family
Sci-Fi

Release Date
June 21, 1991
Director
Joe Johnston
Runtime
108
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Dave Stevens , Danny Bilson , Paul De Meo , William Dear
Tagline
Three years before the United States declares war, Cliff Secord leads America's first battle against the Nazis.

Summary

Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevee, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.

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