The Making of Walt Disney Pictures' The Rocketeer (1991)

The Rocketeer was meant to be Disney's own Indiana Jones style franchise. It was based on the cult favorite comic book by Dave Stevens and featured an all star cast and used many of the top behind the scenes people of the day. The result wasn't bad but it was believed that because this was marketed as a Walt Disney Pictures release the film bombed. In truth, the summer of 1991 was a very competitive summer with the surprise hit being Robing Hood: Prince of Thieves.

The film is much better than the comic book that inspired it and became more than the source material. Director Joe Johnson was later given the job to direct Captain America: The First Avenger because of his success with the end result of this film.

This making of special aired in the summer of 1991 tying in with the film's release.

Original air date June 19, 1991

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