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.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedJoe Johnston's 1991 adventure follows a stunt pilot who discovers an experimental jetpack and gains the power of flight, drawing the attention of sinister forces determined to seize it. Mixing action, adventure, family appeal and science fiction, it channels a breezy retro serial spirit with daring aerial heroics and classic good-versus-evil stakes. The tone is bright, earnest and nostalgic, evoking an old-fashioned matinee sensibility. It is well suited to families and viewers who enjoy throwback pulp heroics and period adventure. Holding a MagicMovieScore of 6.5, it endures as charming, spirited entertainment for fans of vintage-flavored thrills.
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Top Cast
Billy Campbell
Cliff Secord
Jennifer Connelly
Jenny Blake
Alan Arkin
A. 'Peevy' Peabody
Timothy Dalton
Neville Sinclair
Paul Sorvino
Eddie Valentine
Terry O'Quinn
Howard Hughes
Ed Lauter
Fitch
Jon Polito
Bigelow
Community996 votes
6.5
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6.3 ★
Moderate confidence
Bayesian
6.31
95% interval
±0.09
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996
996 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.09 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
June 21, 1991
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
PG
Genres
Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
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