Rocket Ranger (film)

Rocket Ranger is a 1991 action/adventure period superhero film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, written by David Frankel and Boaz Yakin, based off the 1988 Cinemaware video game of the same name and it was produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis. It is the first live-action film based on a video game. It was produced by Multimedia Motion Pictures and it was released by Universal Pictures on April 12, 1991.

It stars Dennis Quaid as Rocket Ranger, Kevin Bacon as Dr. Barnstoff and Lea Thompson as Jane. The film grossed $50 million in the U.S. on a $35 million budget, making it a commercial disaster and it was released around the same time as a similarity themed film The Rocketeer, although it made more money in the U.S. compared to The Rocketeer of which only made $46.7 million by critics. Both films received similar reception from critics. Rocket Ranger scored 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to The Rocketeer, of which scored a 65%.

The film's soundtrack, composed by Michael Kamen, with additional music from Mark Mancina was released on a CD.

Cast

 * Dennis Quaid as Rocket Ranger
 * Kevin Bacon as Dr. Barnstoff
 * Lea Thompson as Jane