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* [[THIS IS THE FBI! THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS! BigDamnHeroes]]

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* [[THIS [[BigDamnHeroes THIS IS THE FBI! THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS! BigDamnHeroes]]GUNS!]]
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* [[THIS IS THE FBI! THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS! BigDamnHeroes]]
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* In the middle of the opening car chase, random {{Mook}} Wilmer gets a good IndyPloy. He manages to swap the rocket for a vacuum cleaner, then puts a crate on the car's gas pedal to make it crash and explode (being badly injured in the process), causing the cops to think the device has been destroyed.
* Eddie doesn't flinch when Neville holds him at sword point during some tense negotiations and demands a pay raise.


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* Neville does an impressive bit of acrobatics during the swashbuckler film shooting at the beginning.


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* Lothar blazing away at the cops, GunsAkimbo, as they form a firing line and return fire with machine guns.
* Jenny breaks a vase over GiantMook Lothar's head while he's fighting Cliff.
* Eddie's henchmen holding Lothar at gunpoint without being ordered to upon hearing that he and Sinclair are Nazis.
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** Jenny seeing through her idol Sinclair's sinister attempts to seduce her with lines from his old movies.
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--> '''Cliff''': What's it like [[spoiler:working for a Nazi, Eddie? Does he pay you in dollars or deutschmarks?]]\\

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--> '''Cliff''': What's it like [[spoiler:working working for a Nazi, Eddie? Does he pay you in dollars or deutschmarks?]]\\deutschmarks?\\



'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. [[EvenEvilHasStandards I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American]] [[spoiler:and I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Now let her go.
** The mobsters proceed to cooperate with federal agents [[spoiler:to defeat the Germans that show up.]]
-->'''Eddie''': Lousy [[spoiler: Krauts!]] Let 'em have it!

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'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. [[EvenEvilHasStandards I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American]] [[spoiler:and and I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Nazi. Now let her go.
** The mobsters proceed to cooperate with federal agents [[spoiler:to to defeat the Germans that show up.]]
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-->'''Eddie''': Lousy [[spoiler: Krauts!]] Krauts! Let 'em have it!



-->'''Jenny''' (after luring him in close so she could [[spoiler: [[TapOnTheHead brain him with a vase]]]]): I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.

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-->'''Jenny''' (after luring him in close so she could [[spoiler: [[TapOnTheHead brain him with a vase]]]]): vase]]): I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.



* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He ''gives him the jetpack'', [[spoiler:after removing [[ChekhovsGun the good luck gum that's plugging the leak in the fuel tank]]]].

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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He ''gives him the jetpack'', [[spoiler:after after removing [[ChekhovsGun the good luck gum that's plugging the leak in the fuel tank]]]].tank]].
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'''Neville:''' C'mon, Eddie. I'm paying you well. Does it really matter where the money comes from?\\
'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. [[EvenEvilHasStandards I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American.]] [[spoiler:I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Let the girl go!

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'''Neville:''' C'mon, Eddie. I'm paying you well. Does it really matter where the money comes from?\\
who I work for?\\
'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. [[EvenEvilHasStandards I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American.]] [[spoiler:I American]] [[spoiler:and I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Let the girl go!Now let her go.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series boasts a very vibrant art direction for a television 3DCG-rendered series, especially one aimed towards a younger audience.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series boasts "Skyway Robbery" shows how great of a very vibrant art direction for hero Kit is even without the rocket pack. She plays into Sylvester Slapdash's unfamiliarity with how to fly it, and he ends up crashing into a television 3DCG-rendered series, especially one aimed towards a younger audience.hay bale, and she gets the money back.
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* AwesomeArt: The series boasts a very vibrant art direction for a television 3DCG-rendered series, especially one aimed towards a younger audience.

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* AwesomeArt: SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series boasts a very vibrant art direction for a television 3DCG-rendered series, especially one aimed towards a younger audience.
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!! The 1991 Film


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!! The 2019 Creator/DisneyJunior Series
* AwesomeArt: The series boasts a very vibrant art direction for a television 3DCG-rendered series, especially one aimed towards a younger audience.
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'''Cliff:''' Where's your stuntman ''now'', Sinclair?
''(Neville blocks the next hit and strikes him back)''
'''Neville:''' [[NoSell I do my own stunts]].

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''(Neville -->''(Neville blocks the next hit and strikes him back)''
'''Neville:''' -->'''Neville:''' [[NoSell I do my own stunts]].

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* Neville gets a minor one when Cliff snarks that Neville is in trouble because it isn't a film where he has a stuntman. Neville decks him and brags proudly he doesn't use a stuntman for his films.

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* Neville gets a minor one when Cliff snarks that Neville is in trouble because it isn't a film where he has a stuntman. Neville one:
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'''Cliff:''' Where's your
stuntman for his films.''now'', Sinclair?
''(Neville blocks the next hit and strikes him back)''
'''Neville:''' [[NoSell I do my own stunts]].
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* Cliff gets away from Howard Hughes and the FBI by riding a scale model of the (not yet built) Spruce Goose, to which Hughes says with a smile "The son of a bitch ''will'' fly!"
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* Neville gets a minor one when Cliff snarks that Neville is in trouble because it isn't a film where he has a stuntman. Neville decks him and brags proudly he doesn't use a stuntman for his films.
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-->'''Eddie''': Lousy [[spoiler: Krauts!]] Let 'em have it!
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** Not only that, but it was revealed on July 28, 2016, that it was ''finally'' getting a sequel.
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--> '''Cliff''': What's it like [[spoiler:working for a Nazi, Eddie? Does he pay you in dollars or reichsmarks?]]\\

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--> '''Cliff''': What's it like [[spoiler:working for a Nazi, Eddie? Does he pay you in dollars or reichsmarks?]]\\deutschmarks?]]\\
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* While the movie flamed out at the box office, its CultClassic status has held up well-enough that Joe Johnston earned directorial duties on another [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger retro adventure blockbuster]] virtually on the merits of this film alone, especially since they share similar traits (even down to StupidJetpackHitler tropes).

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* While the movie flamed out at the box office, its CultClassic status has held up well-enough that Joe Johnston earned directorial duties on another [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger retro adventure blockbuster]] virtually on the merits of this film alone, especially since they share similar traits (even down to StupidJetpackHitler tropes).
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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He [[spoiler:gives him the jetpack, and removes [[ChekhovsGun the good luck gum]]]].

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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He [[spoiler:gives ''gives him the jetpack, and removes jetpack'', [[spoiler:after removing [[ChekhovsGun the good luck gum]]]].gum that's plugging the leak in the fuel tank]]]].
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* While the movie flamed out at the box office, its CultClassic status has held up well-enough that Joe Johnston earned directorial duties on another [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger retro adventure blockbuster]], since he already proved that he could do a good one.

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* While the movie flamed out at the box office, its CultClassic status has held up well-enough that Joe Johnston earned directorial duties on another [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger retro adventure blockbuster]], blockbuster]] virtually on the merits of this film alone, especially since he already proved that he could do a good one.they share similar traits (even down to StupidJetpackHitler tropes).
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* While the movie flamed out at the box office, its CultClassic status has held up well-enough that Joe Johnston earned directorial duties on another [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger retro adventure blockbuster]], since he already proved that he could do a good one.
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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He [[spoiler: gives him the jetpack, and removes [[ChekovsGun the good luck gum]] ]].

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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He [[spoiler: gives [[spoiler:gives him the jetpack, and removes [[ChekovsGun [[ChekhovsGun the good luck gum]] ]].gum]]]].

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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by [[BrokenPedestal her idol]]. She handles the situation pretty well.

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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by [[BrokenPedestal her idol]]. She handles the situation pretty well. well.
-->'''Jenny''' (after luring him in close so she could [[spoiler: [[TapOnTheHead brain him with a vase]]]]): I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.



-->'''Jenny''' (after luring him in close so she could [[spoiler: [[TapOnTheHead brain him with a vase]]]]): I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.

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* How does Cliff finally defeat Neville? He [[spoiler: gives him the jetpack, and removes [[ChekovsGun the good luck gum]] ]].
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'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. I may not make an honest buck, [[EvenEvilHasStandards but I'm 100% American.]] [[spoiler:I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Let the girl go!

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'''Eddie:''' It matters to ''me''. [[EvenEvilHasStandards I may not make an honest buck, [[EvenEvilHasStandards but I'm 100% American.]] [[spoiler:I don't work for no two-bit Nazi.]] Let the girl go! go!
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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by [[BigBad her idol]]. She handles the situation pretty well.

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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by [[BigBad [[BrokenPedestal her idol]]. She handles the situation pretty well.
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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by her idol. She handles the situation pretty well.

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* Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by [[BigBad her idol.idol]]. She handles the situation pretty well.
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* Jenny gets kidnapped and actively seduced by her idol. She handles the situation pretty well.
-->'''Jenny''': I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.

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* Jenny Jenny, an actress, gets kidnapped and actively seduced by her idol. She handles the situation pretty well.
-->'''Jenny''': -->'''Jenny''' (after luring him in close so she could [[spoiler: [[TapOnTheHead brain him with a vase]]]]): I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.
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'''Jenny''': I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.

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'''Jenny''': -->'''Jenny''': I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.
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* Cliff's debut as the Rocketeer, saving his friend Malcolm at the airshow. And afterwards, he soars through the sky near an airplane, amazing all the people on board.

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* Cliff's debut as the Rocketeer, saving his friend Malcolm at the airshow. And afterwards, he soars through the sky near an airplane, amazing all the people on board.board.
* Jenny gets kidnapped and actively seduced by her idol. She handles the situation pretty well.
'''Jenny''': I finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair.
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* At the climax, when Cliff puts the helmet back on and is about to launch into the sky someone shines a spotlight on him. Of course it dosen't hurt that the American flag is right behind him.
** "Look! It's TheRocketeer!"

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* At the climax, when Cliff puts the helmet back on and is about to launch into the sky someone shines a spotlight on him. Of course it dosen't doesn't hurt that the American flag is right behind him.
** "Look! It's TheRocketeer!"the Rocketeer!"

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