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The Nextlander Watchcast 082: The Rocketeer (1991)
🕑 Added 2024-03-04 22:41:00 +0000 UTCOur journey through '90s hero flicks kicks off in earnest this week, and we do mean earnest, as we take on Disney's gee-golly-aw-shucks adaptation of The Rocketeer!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 82: The Rocketeer (1991)
(00:00:17) - Intro.
(00:03:09) - Introducing our film for the week: The Rocketeer!
(00:12:46) - When we saw The Rocketeer, if we had seen it before.
(00:16:01) - The film's long and winding production history.
(00:28:05) - Talking about our cast.
(00:34:14) - The remaining production notes.
(00:39:40) - Break!
(00:40:03) - We're back! Let's talk about what actually happens in this movie.
(00:52:31) - Finding the iconic jetpack.
(00:55:16) - Sinclair and the mobsters refuse to explain what the heck they actually want.
(00:58:28) - And introducing: Jenny!
(01:05:47) - The longwinded Nazi set-up, and Lothar starts cracking backs.
(01:10:52) - Gaining the iconic helmet.
(01:12:04) - Making movie magic.
(01:14:14) - The Rocketeer (finally) saves the day, and the gunfight with Lothar and the FBI.
(01:18:02) - The club scene.
(01:25:13) - Jenny puts one over on Sinclair.
(01:30:37) - You can't stop this rocket man.
(01:33:16) - Nazis storm Los Angeles!
(01:43:28) - Shame about the jetpack, but here's a new plane.
(01:47:18) - Final thoughts.
(01:50:01) - Outro.
Comments
Miguel De Leon
Brad what rock where you living under? What year did they let you out of the wasteland vault lol how the heck did you miss all these movies?! Eitherway love this stuff keep it up guys.
Michael Jacobson
It was alluded to, but I do wonder if there is a stream in replaying the NES games based on this spate of movies. Dick Tracy, Darkman, Rocketeer, and Batman 89 all had tie in games. I did enjoy Rocketeer but maybe that was being a kid and Nintendo Power making it seem better (and a cheese strat to level up/ammo up or something early and make the rest easier). I did dabble with Darkman the other day and they do have a light-gun like "take photos of your target" segments that how well you do determines how long you can be their disguise in the next level (which somehow determines what weapons you can use)
