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    Not Playing with Lex and Dan August 11, 2023
    9.6 The Rocketeer

    The Rock-a-who? Crotchety old inventor Dan Moren and handsome flying ace Lex Friedman team up to watch 1991’s Disney adventure flick, The Rocketeer. Hot topics include what makes a superhero, the joys of central casting, and why no one can twirl a mustache like Timothy Dalton.

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    The Incomparable Mothership March 11, 2017 “The Rocketeer”
    343 Billy Campbell's Soup

    Put on your helmet, strap on your rocket pack, and stash that chewing gum somewhere, because it’s time to discuss 1991’s throwback adventure film “The Rocketeer.” Timothy Dalton chews the scenery! Billy Campbell is a bad boyfriend! Every character actor ever makes an appearance! Gangsters join forces with the Feds to fight Nazis! Jennifer Connelly… is also present! And there’s a Zeppelin!

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    Myke at the Movies August 2, 2015 Timothy Dalton’s in this one.
    7 "The Rocketeer"

    Casey and Myke strap on their jetpacks and watch 1991’s “The Rocketeer.”

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    Defocused May 25, 2015 The Rocketeer
    48 A Very Classy Soup

    HDR Hamburger Magic Eye Posters and The Rocketeer (1991).

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    The Incomparable Mothership February 6, 2011 Underrated Superhero Movies
    23 Origin Story

    Don your mask and cape and join us for a discussion of the good, the underrated, and the overrated in the realm of superhero movies. And you think we’re going to praise “The Dark Knight” you might be in for quite a shock… No, seriously, we rip it apart. We also discuss “Superman 2,” “Darkman,” “Iron Man,” “Megamind,” “The Incredibles,” “Unbreakable,” “The Rocketeer,” and many others.