"An Ordinary Man Forced to Become An Extraordinary Hero."

1991

1h 48m

6.5(968 votes)

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Adventure

Science Fiction

Family

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.

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72 members

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Billy Campbell

Cliff Secord

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Jennifer Connelly

Jenny Blake

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Alan Arkin

A. 'Peevy' Peabody

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Timothy Dalton

Neville Sinclair

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Paul Sorvino

Eddie Valentine

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Terry O'Quinn

Howard Hughes

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Ed Lauter

Fitch

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Jon Polito

Bigelow

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James Handy

Wooly

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William Sanderson

Skeets

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Margo Martindale

Millie

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Clint Howard

Mark

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John Lavachielli

Rusty

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Eddie Jones

Malcolm

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Max Grodénchik

Wilmer

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Daniel O'Shea

Mike

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Pat Crawford Brown

Mrs. Pye

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Julian Barnes

Charlie

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Charlie Stavola

Assistant Director

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William Boyett

Government Liaison

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William Frankfather

Government Liaison

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Norbert Weisser

Zeppelin Pilot

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Michael Francis Clarke

G-Man

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Darryl Henriques

G-Man

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Scanlon Gail

G-Man at Chaplin Field

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Melora Hardin

South Seas Singer

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Rick Overton

South Seas Patron

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Dick Warlock

FBI Agent

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David Pressman

Hospital Guard

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Taylor Gilbert

Stewardess

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Ele Keats

Girl at Newsstand

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Chance Michael Corbitt

Newspaper Kid

Crew

Merritt Yohnka

Nazi Crewman

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Crew

Craig Hosking

Airshow Pilot

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Tiny Ron

Lothar / Good Old Boy

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Michael Milhoan

Jeff

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Joe D'Angerio

Stevie

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Tommy J. Huff

Lenny

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Doug McGrath

Reporter

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Herman Poppe

Zeppelin Captain

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Robert Miranda

Spanish Johnny

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Don Pugsley

Goose

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Nada Despotovich

Irma

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America Martin

Patsy

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Paul DeSouza

Pauly

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Sam Vincent

Filmstage Director

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Lisa Pedersen

Noblewoman

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Peter Bromilow

Nobleman

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Tom Kindle

Clapperboy

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Heinrich James

Nazi Agent

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Bob Leeman

W.C. Fields

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Gene Daily

Clark Gable

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Thomas Lee Tully

Reporter

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Mike Finneran

Reporter

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Dave Adams

Reporter

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Arlee Reed

Cameraman

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Kim Sebastian

Nurse

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Lila Finn

Clothesline Lady

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Perry Cook

Good Old Boy

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Danielle Bedau

Girl at Newsstand

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Bob Sandman

South Seas Bandleader

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Crew

Lori Lynn Ross

South Seas Mermaid

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Kathleen Michaels

South Seas Camera Girl

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Peter Frankland

Nazi Commando

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Kristopher Logan

Nazi Commando

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Paul Forsyth

Nazi Commando

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Steve Hinton Sr.

Airshow Pilot

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Jim Franklin

Airshow Pilot

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Richard T. Brickert

Airshow Pilot

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Chuck Wentworth

Airshow Pilot

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Bill Turner

Airshow Pilot

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Chuck Riley

Narrator (voice)

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