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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 who stole it from Hughes. Development for The Rocketeer started as far back as 1983, when Stevens sold the film rights to the character.
Jun 21, 1991 · Recently viewed. The Rocketeer: Directed by Joe Johnston. With Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton. A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
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Howard Hughes: Ed Lauter ... Fitch: James Handy ... Wooly: Robert Miranda ... Spanish Johnny (as Robert Guy Miranda) John Lavachielli ... Rusty: Jon Polito ... Bigelow: Eddie Jones ... Malcolm: William Sanderson ... Skeets: Don Pugsley ... Goose
Jun 21, 1991 · He is surrounded in the film by the dashing Neville Sinclair (Timothy Dalton), a Hollywood star who is a Nazi sympathizer; Eddie Valentine (Paul Sorvino), a Mafia head whose men have been hired to steal the rocket suit, and Howard Hughes (Terry O’Quinn), who is the big bucks behind the invention.
They report to the owner, Howard Hughes (Terry O'Quinn) who is upset when he discovers the device the FBI brought him is an old vacuum cleaner but decides not to build a replica of the device because the theft proves the technology too dangerous.
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Jun 21, 1991 · Play Trailer. An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero. Overview. 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. Danny Bilson. Screenplay, Story. Paul De Meo. Screenplay, Story. Joe Johnston. Director. William Dear. Story.
Jun 7, 2016 · “I don’t think you know what game you’re playing,” O’Quinn’s Hughes warns Cliff at “The Rocketeer”’s climax, but its seems clear now that the movie was simply playing its game a bit early, waiting patiently for the rest of the pop world to catch its tailwind.
