Such a shame this film didn’t perform better at the box office. Massively underrated.

My favorite line from the movie... I still tear up when I see it... Eddie Valentine: "It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American."

When I was a child/tween, I watched The Rocketeer at least 3 times a week for over a year. Love it.

I absolutely love THE ROCKETEER. It is one of my favorite live-action movies from Disney. I totally agree that Joe Johnston's work on THE ROCKETEER influenced CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER -- another of my favorite Disney (Marvel) movies.

Jennifer Connelly.... Good lord, that woman is still incredible.. Jealous of Paul Bettany...

Plus Jennifer Connelly is 🔥🔥🔥

The Rocketeer was a brilliantly crafted adventure movie, and meant a lot to me back then - it helped me through a rough break-up at the time, thanks to the sheer escapism. Later, I came to appreciate how well-crafted the plot was, and the obvious love and care put into the characters and genre. It still holds a special place for me.

Loved this movie as a youngster. Still love it and watch from time to time. And Jennifer Connelly is absolutely gorgeous!

I saw this in the theater with my grandma when I was 12, I loved it then and still do.

Never understood why this movie wasn’t a bigger hit upon release. I saw it on opening weekend and have been a fan since.

i loved this movie! i also remember seeing the first avenger and going "hmmm, this really feels like the rocketeer", then knowing the same guy directed it later on made total sense. and yes, this was peak jennifer connelly!

"...played by an impossibly young (and impossibly gorgeous) Jennifer Connelly."

I was part of that small percent that went to watch it in the movie theater. Love it to this day

AMAZING movie. Still holds up. James Horner crafted a classic score for the ages.

Saw it in theaters when I was 11. Loved it. I still watch it ever couple of years, and it holds up beautifully. A movie I look forward to playing for my little ones one day.

Hell I was 9, I didn't have nearly enough give a crap to know anything about what a period movie is or because of the actors. I only cared about action movies and this was by far still one of my favourite cinema memories as a kid.

Me and my father used to watch this all the time when I was a kid, loved then and still do today :)

Dude this is crazy. Me and my dad literally watched the rocketeer literally last night on Disney Plus. I really liked it for what it was and we had a good time!

Love it. My favorite bit of trivia: Dave Stevens, the creator of the Rocketeer plays the test pilot for the nazi version in the newsreel footage. He was an awesome guy to meet and talk to at conventions back in the day, and was really proud of his cameo. R.I.P. Dave.

How did this movie not do better!?! It is such an entertaining flick. Such a blast to watch and it still holds up just as well. I love it and it deserves more attention than it has gotten.

Loved this movie growing up. Used to strap stuff to my back and pretend to be the rocketeer. It holds a special place in my heart and I watch it every couple of years.

I saw this movie with my then 7 year old son... we were blown away! Don Johnston is a fabulous director who has done countless other movies of equal quality. .. Captain America he was born for.

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Had some toys, candy and the read along tape and book.

Never seen? Oh come on, this is a solid gold classic. Anybody who hasn't seen it should hang their head in utter shame.

The reason this didn't fare well in theaters is that it opened against "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". I remember, because I worked on _both_ of 'em.

Some of the best film review narrative on the web. Precise word choice, articulate, and to the point. Thanks for another entertaining and educational review, hats off to you.

I saw it in theaters back in the day and it is a MASTERPIECE!!!!

My parents have Dave Stevens' autograph on their house's bedroom wall from when my brother lived there. Dave Stevens was visiting his family in Boise, when my brother saw him at a comic store and invited him over to see his own artwork inked on his bedroom wall (Rocketeer included) to which Dave Stevens autographed a drawn plaque beside it. I'm just glad Stevens re-introduced *Bettie Page* to the world, of someone who Jennifer Connelly played a character type in Rocketeer.

One of my favorite movies growing up, and It's still awesome today

I remember watching this movie back in the day, what a treat! I had a massive crush on Jennifer Connelly... what a gorgeous woman.

"How do I look?" "Like a hood ornament." Gets me every time!

Out of all those 1990's old-fashioned pulp hero adaptations; Dick Tracy, The Shadow, and The Phantom, The Rocketeer was by far the best one.

I saw this playing about 6 or 7 years ago on my living room tv. I asked my dad what he was watching and he said “The Rocketeer.” I’m glad I got to see it all the way through finally

I know this movie quite well. Seen it many times, love the time period

I was older than you when the movie was released and I love anything that is retro SciFi or today called Steam Punk and I thought Rocketeer was great great fun. It has been part of my collection in tape and later on in DVD.

I remember I brought the VHS tape to kindergarten for Show and Tell. I still love this movie.

This movie will always be special to me because it was the first movie I saw in a theater

My son absolutely loved this movie as a kid growing up in the early 90's. Had a VHS tape that he nearly wore out. I love it too. Though not enough to watch it over and over and over again. Great flick that deserves more recognition.

I was 28 when I saw this. Jennifer Connelly. Sweet Jesus - Jennifer Frickin' Connelly!! She was {and remains) the most stunning woman ever.

One of my alltime favorites. Entertaining like hell with a great cast and one of James Horners best music scores which I often hear.

Saw this when it came out, because I'd already read the comic. Enjoyable romp but I never thought it could grow into anything beyond a single movie.

I own both versions of this wonderful movie (VHS and DVD).

One of the best action flicks growing up - great video!

In the 1930's to the 1950's a serialized adventure film called "Rocketman" was a very big hit, and I remember as a kid, watching these films on Saturdays. Just about the same idea as "The Rocketeer", same rocket backpack, same costume, same bad guys.

Beautifully written! Seen this movie like you on VHS and literally worn it out!

At 36 years old, I finally watched this for the first time in my life just last month (December 2021), and I have to say, for a movie only 30 years old, I actually enjoyed it. I remembered Jennifer Connelly's "The Rock-e-who?" line from the trailer back in '91. I didn't care for the movie at the time, but now, I can't believe it didn't do all that well at the box office. It's a pretty good movie. She and Billy Campbell had great (on-screen) chemistry, too. You can tell a movie is good when it stays with you in spite of its age.

Love this movie. Everything about it is fantastic.

Dave Stevens based the Rocketeer character on the old Republic Studios serial COMMANDO CODY, SKY MARSHALL OF THE UNIVERSE, and his girlfriend was a Bettie Page lookalike. Jennifer Connelly comes mighty close. The deco art direction should have won an Oscar, and I too really liked Paul Sorvino's change of heart near the end. Very patriotic. And as far as Howard Hughes films go, it's better than THE AVIATOR.

I actually saw this in theaters as a kid. A drive in movie theater. It was a double feature with City Slickers. Which is also a forgotten but awesome movie.

I saw it when it came out and loved it. I still want those boots he wore!

A very charming retro saturday matinee serialesque cinema classic

Got it on Blu-Ray today!!!

This will always be one of my favorite movies. It began my love of Pulp, and Jennifer Connelly. On recent re-watches, I realized the real star is Alan Arkin's sass.

Always loved this one, the opening airplane scene when Clif buzzes the airfield is great cinema.

Omfg this movie brings back so many memories! I have watched this movie 100s of times and *LOVED* it EVERYTIME!!

Probably THE favorite of my childhood. Even over such blockbusters as Star Wars. I loved the planes in the movie, like the Gee Bee's.

Loved this movie. I even bought a bunch of the Rocketman comics in hopes that the movie would make the first issue blow up as so many speculators do nowadays. Still have, like, 50 of 'em. Heck, some of them are even signed by Dave Stevens (RIP). ☻

My very first school lunchbox was a blue plastic Rocketeer thermos. I loved it in the theatre as a kid, but finding it to rewatch has been historically difficult.

Good movie, a family favorite. Saw it when I was a kid. Jennifer Connelly beautiful as ever!

I loved this movie as a kid and just recently watched it again when I got Disney+. Still awesome.

One of my favourite movies of all time...

It might not have been a huge hit, but Rocketeer is still a favorite of mine.

I adore the rocketeer! Such a disposing box office result for a near perfect movie 👍

I saw the Rocketeer in the cinema because my cousin took me and they want to see Terminator 2 but I’d already seen it. So we saw the Rocketeer and enjoyed it and literally that’s the only time I’ve ever seen that movie.

One of my favourite movies

Saw it in theatres, fantastic movie! Glad to see it getting some love still

I have seen this when young. I did not remember the name and I have been searching it for years thanks

This was a great movie I would have loved to see but I had a single mom at that time. Going to the movies was a big treat so I had to wait so many times for VHS rentals so still contributed

I saw it and I concur. It was a fun movie.

Big fan of this movie. Feel in love on VHS.

LOVE this film! I saw it in theaters during its original release and I always liked its retro qualities; adventure, a powerful score, solid cast, and the Rocketeer costume in an art deco world just appealed to me! I think it deserved better, but it is still a strong film and despite the gun play, you can still let kids watch it! IIRC, at the time Campbell and Connolly were engaged (albeit briefly) after making this film, and not too long afterwards, she really hit it big in films.

I love this movie. A month ago I re watched this decades after seeing it last. This movie was a wonderful experience compared with the garbage Hollywood is putting out today. Especially with the adventure genre like the new Star Wars movies, and DC movies.

I love The Rocketeer, Dick Tracy, The Phantom, and The Shadow.

I was 12 when it came out and saw it in theaters. I didn't know why all my friends hadn't seen it or didn't want to. I guess they were too nice to tell me they thought it was a "kids" movie. Boy did they miss out. The Rocketeer is still one of my favorite super hero movies.

The Rocketeer is a gem 💎 of film 🎞 and an underrated film 🎞 at that!

Love this movie .. saw it in the theater at the age of 12 :D Good memories!

I remember seeing this in theaters when I was 12 and loved it. Very underated movie.

Still a great movie that holds up to this day. Just rewatched it for the first time in like 20 years and was still entranced. Billy Campbell should have been rocketeered to stardom from this film.

I saw it at that time and I enjoyed it very much. Aaaaaaand Jennifer Connelly WOW. what a bombshell.

Loved this movie as a kid. Use to strap 2-liter bottles to my back and run around the neighborhood. Still a great movie.

« State of the art cgi » in 1991 were life saver commercials and NBC Olympic broadcast logos. There was no CGI at all in this movie. All done with miniatures, high speed photo, hand crafted matte paintings, green screen, practicals and optics. 4:28

one of my favorites. I watched this when I was a kid

I already watched The Rocketeer movie when I was Grade 5 and I love it. Never knew that Timothy Dalton is playing the bad guy. There was a follow up also called "The Rocketeer", an 3D animated cartoon series for kids where the main character was the grand daughter of the movie's protagonist. P.S.: "The name's Bond. James Bond." cracked me up. 😆😂🤣

I remember watching this with my parents when it came out!

Like you I was a young child in the late 80’s and early 90’s who didn’t persuade my parents to take me to see the Rocketeer even though we had seen Dick Tracey a year earlier. I remember seeing posters for the movie at my local video store when it was released on VHS and I immediately rented it forgetting the fact that I didn’t want to see it in theaters. Man was I wrong about this film. I absolutely loved it! I’ve been a huge comic book fan/ Superhero fan as far back as I can remember and I felt stupid for not seeing this movie sooner. The Rocketeer totally should have been made into a trilogy. It would’ve been so entertaining to see where Cliff Seacords story and adventures would go. I also was a huge fan of the Shadow starring Alec Baldwin and The Phantom with Billy Zane. All three of those films were extremely well made with excellent acting and all three should have had serious franchises built around them. To this day I love good old fashioned American Pulp characters and stories that in capsulate the 1930’s and 40’s. I hear rumblings and rumors that Hollywood is interested in finally making a Doc Savage Period Piece movie that is going to be extremely close to its Pulp Magazine origin. After all, Doc Savage is the prototype/ patriarch of the Comic Book Superhero And is definitely overdue for an epic live action movie adventure! P.S. Disney’s John Carter Of Mars should have been better received by audiences and should have had an epic franchise as well. I just hope that these amazing characters live once again on the Big Screen in all of their Glory!

saw it as a kid and loved it, always wanted more form that world.

Great movie. The effects still look good today. Billy Campbell is impossibly good looking.

I rented this when I was eight or nine and I haven´t watched it since, but I do actually remember that it was great. Perhaps I should watch it again. Yeah, my local video store let me rent though the permitted age was fifteen. Maybe I softened the clerks since I always went their to look at the VHS covers while my parents did the grocery shopping. I even got a couple of those big cardboard movie displays, like the From dusk til dawn display I still have. Yup, still a movie buff.

Great movie!! I even watch it on TV from time to time.

Such a classic from my childhood in the early 90's, an all around great era! An absolute favorite of mine. Glad this made the cut ;)

This was definitely one of my favorite movies as a kid.

Love this film . Needed to be a series

Timothy Dalton is often overlooked as James Bond, but I think he was great. His Bond grounded the franchise in grit following the camp of Moore's later years long before Craig's palette cleanser "Casino Royale" after Brosnan's abomination "Die another Day."

I had this movie on VHS. Watched it all the time as a kid. This was one of the best comic book/super hero type movies we got back then with the obvious acceptions.

I love this movie as a kid and still do

This was the first film I ever saw in the cinema as a kid.

Funnily enough I just saw this movie for the first time a couple days ago - it’s a pretty cute movie, with some cool designs and effects that’ve aged surprisingly well. Kudos

How is this under appreciated???? It was a huge movie in my childhood. I can’t wait to show my own son this movie!

This is a fantastic film and I have loved it since it came out. I even had the chance to put on the helmet at the Disney lot. I was overjoyed.

One of my favorites as a kid