“THE ROCK-A-WHO?”: Can we get a special edition?

So my question for Disney is what are you waiting for? “The Rocketeer” was one of the best films the early 90’s, why isn’t it getting the same care and attention of Disney’s other live-action features? I can understand that the majority of Disney’s time and effort is spent on its fabulous animated films, they’re great right? But I can’t be the only one who loved this movie; heck it grossed over 46 million didn’t it?

"The Rocketeer" is torn right from the pages of great pulp adventures like The Shadow & Doc Savage, or the scripts of serials from the 1940’s that helped inspire “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. I wonder if all this charm, nostalgia and gee-whiz innocence might be lost on most of our Halo/iPod generation?
Like Indiana Jones, Cliff Secord battles Nazi’s during the early 1930’s - there’s even a great zeppelin fight scene – in an average Joe, spy-smash, best-girl rescuing adventure. Complete with plenty of flag waving (literally) this movie is unapologetic about its love of America and Americana including; diner hangouts, barnstorming aviators and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Heck you even get mobsters joining forces with FBI agents to fight off Nazi commandos!

“The Rocketeer” is directed by Joe Johnston (Honey I Shrunk The Kids) and stars Bill Campbell (The 4400) as Cliff Secord, Jennifer Connelly (The Hulk) as Jenny Blake, Alan Arkin (Gattaca) as ‘Peevy’ Peabody and Timothy Dalton (Flash Gordon) as Neville Sinclair. We’re also treated to a pre-LOST Terry O’Quinn in a great performance as Howard Hughes.

I think it’s interesting to note that “The Rocketeer” began life as a comic book hero (created by Dave Stevens in 1982), but was unable to catch on like Superman in 1978 or Batman in 1989, but it is superior to Disney’s own “Dick Tracy” from 1990. If you’re a fan of the genre, this is a pretty faithful adaptation of the comics. And I recommend you check the back issue bins at the comic store or stop by your local library to read more of Cliff’s adventures.

The current Disney DVD was produced with a pretty sad transfer and could really benefit from some special edition TLC. So what do you say Mickey, can you show “The Rocketeer” some love?