Mar 19thThe Rocketeer** US 1991. Touchstone/Gordon Company. 108m. Panavision
In 1938 Los Angeles a rookie test pilot stumbles upon a Howard Hughes-designed rocket pack wanted by both the Nazis and the FBI.
Agreeable comic book heroics with echoes of Superman and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Elementary in terms of script and special effects, but visually quite imaginative and with some nostalgic take-offs of familiar 1930s icons such as Errol Flynn, Bettie Page and Rondo Hatton.
Written by: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, William Dear, based on the comic book by Dave Stevens.
Producers: Lawrence Gordon, Charles Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Dave Stevens.
Director: Joe Johnston.
Starring: Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, Terry O'Quinn (as Howard Hughes), Ed Lauter, James Handy, Tiny Ron, Jon Polito.
Photography: Hiro Narita.
Music: James Horner.
Production Design: Jim Bissell.
Preceded by:
The First Ninety Minutes**(GB TVM 1983. Pelicula Films. 40m.; Behind the scenes following Bobby Robson in his last season as manager of Ipswich Town.; p: Mike Alexander, Mark Littlewood; for Channel 4.)
In 1938 Los Angeles a rookie test pilot stumbles upon a Howard Hughes-designed rocket pack wanted by both the Nazis and the FBI.
Agreeable comic book heroics with echoes of Superman and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Elementary in terms of script and special effects, but visually quite imaginative and with some nostalgic take-offs of familiar 1930s icons such as Errol Flynn, Bettie Page and Rondo Hatton.
Written by: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, William Dear, based on the comic book by Dave Stevens.
Producers: Lawrence Gordon, Charles Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Dave Stevens.
Director: Joe Johnston.
Starring: Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, Terry O'Quinn (as Howard Hughes), Ed Lauter, James Handy, Tiny Ron, Jon Polito.
Photography: Hiro Narita.
Music: James Horner.
Production Design: Jim Bissell.
Preceded by:
The First Ninety Minutes**(GB TVM 1983. Pelicula Films. 40m.; Behind the scenes following Bobby Robson in his last season as manager of Ipswich Town.; p: Mike Alexander, Mark Littlewood; for Channel 4.)
Labels: adventure, comic strip
posted by Joe at 11:01 PM
1 Comments:
I've never seen that behind the scenes show, but it does sound interesting. Ipswich were rockin' back then so the buzz around the club most have been large. I quite like documentaries of that nature. I'm going to buy "Once in a Lifetime" soon. This is the story of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and its rise and fall in the 1970s. As fas as I can tell, the film focuses on the New York Cosmos team and their most famous player, Pele.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489247/plotsummary
...as for "Rocketeer", what a fun little film that is! I love it...yet another one to add to the must buy list! :) I recall a 1940s serial called "King of the Rocket Men", which I'm sure this film owes a lot to. Watched that on BBC2 in the summer about 20 odd years ago!
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