Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 3, 1991, p. 19

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Wednesday July 3 1091 the HERALD Entertainment PageU Movie Review is all systems go By LISABETH JACKSON Herald Special You will believe a man can fly when you see The Rocketeer the newest release from Walt Disney studios Set in Los Angeles in 1939 the film back to the era of gangsters fedoras and newspaper scoops and a time when airplanes were a relatively fresh attraction Bill Campbell makes his movie debut as Clifford Secord a young Freddy Wonders Travelling Show Tickets are now on sale for Freddy Wonders Travelling Fred Show The Halton Hills Public Libraries have arranged for this juggling and magic show as a kick off to their Summer Reading Program Captain Book and the Bookaneers The Fred Show is on Thursday July at a m at the Georgetown Branch Library and at the Acton Branch Library The tickets are being sold at the Circulation Desk at both locations for 3 each For more information call and daring airplane enthusiast While preparing to fly in the National Air Show Cliff is side tracked upon discovering a rocketpack which enables him to soar planelessly into the clouds With the rocket pack strapped to his back and his head fitted with a helmet lovingly created by his mentor played by Alan Cliffs adventure is one just like in the comic books And indeed the film is based on the comic strip The Rocketeer created in 1982 by Dale Stevens But despite the joys of fulfilling a Ray Bradburyish rocketman fantasy there lingers in the air the dangers of possessing such a unique invention It is 1939 and the threat of Nazism hangs over America and it seems the Ger mans want to get in on the poten powers of a flying man Cliff girlfriend Jen an actress played by Jennifer Connelly last seen in the forget table Career Opportunities falls prey to the bad guys Jen gets mixed up with the number three box office draw and number one villain in America Neville Sinclair played seduc tively by Timothy Dalton the number four James Bond The storyline follows Cliffs attempts to protect both Jen and the rocket pack from the evil Buying or Selling List With Success BRAND REALTY INC The Taste forth casual or Dinner Coffee Shop Now Open In SIS OrL L7G303 JAKES AUTO CLEAN Steam Cleaning Interior Shampoo Under Car Oiling Scotch Guard 265 GUELPH ST 8773802 DONT FORGET OUR ADDRESS CHANGE SINCLAIR PLACE Next to Fire Retardant Engine Shampoo Sheen Paint Touch Up GEORGETOWN THE HOTEL AND WATCH ALL THE GAMES ON OUR SATELLITE TV CHANNELS Famous Buffet Thursday Friday Ham The Halton Hills HERALD St Goorgotown BLUE JAYS TRIVIA You Could WIN A Pair of Baseball Tickets To See The TORONTO BLUE JAYS How To Play Correctly answer this weeks Idvla cut out the ballot and deposit it any of the merchanls featured here or at Herald A winner will be drawn each week from all entries received lor entries is Wednesday for the previous weeksqueslion MM PRO SPORTS ALL Baseball Equipment Off Phone 8778889 TO PLAZA UNIT GEORGETOWN ONTARIO The Halton Hills HERALD Gualph St 8772201 J This Weeks Question I Roberto Alomar has a I brother who is also a j Major League baseball player what is his name CLIP DROP OFF THIS BALLOT Answer Name Address Phone Number Drop off this ballot al any Ihese merchants or al Ihe Herald dies of the neerdowells Director Joe Johnston who was art director and effects il lustrator for the Star Wars trilogy and whose last major movie effort Honey I Shrunk The Kids was a smash suc cess incorporates the flavor and style of the comics into The Rocketeer From Sinclairs biglipped squareheaded righthand to the shots which look as though lit by a comic il lustrators pen Johnston and company have brought the comic strip alive on the big screen In keeping with the Disney tradition violence is kept to a I mini mum and no onscreen I murders take place Yet suspense never wavers and the film never wants for exciting or frightening scenes Johnston knows how to stick to Disneys rules and make us use our greatest fear facility our im aginations to fill in the scary se quences The Rocketeer is an en joyable film for children of all ages although parental guidance may be necessary for those who frighten easily The film is ex cellent entertainment and will certainly be a summertime hit GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 GUELPH STREET 3rd GREAT WEEK Evenings at 5 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm IF YOU SEE ONE MOVIE THIS YEAR Evenings at 91 5 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm WARNING MAY OFFEND The Number 1 Hit of the Summer A FULLTHROTTLE BLAST OF THRILLS AND FUN Its the kind of movie magic that we dont see much anymore O T Evenings at 700 91 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 600 PM Adults Over 700 Children Sr Citizens Special Nights 400 Password Summers Here

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