The Rocketeer (film): Difference between revisions

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* [[All Part of the Show]]: Said word for word when the Rocketeer first appears, and saves bumbling pilot Malcolm from fiery death. However, the airfield owner saying that has a hard time keeping up that line as the crashing plane destroys ''another'' of his fuel trucks.

* [[Alternate History]] / [[Alternate Universe]]: But only ''slightly'' so. Everything's mostly the same as it was in our 1938, except Howard Hughes has invented a jetpack, the Germans still use zeppelins, and the Hollywoodland sign ends up losing the "-land" eleven years early.

* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: Believe it or not, ridiculously-shaped buildings like the Bulldog Cafe really ''did'' exist; they were something of a fad in midcentury [[Los Angeles]]. Perhaps the most famous is the Brown Derby restaurant, a stars' hangout in old-time Hollywood and the place where the Cobb salad was invented. Since they were built for novelty, not durability, most are gone--but a handful survive, most notably [http://randys-donuts.com/frame.html Randy's Donuts] of Inglewood, which is shaped like a giant donut.

* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: Believe it or not, ridiculously-shaped buildings like the Bulldog Cafe really ''did'' exist; they were something of a fad in midcentury [[Los Angeles]]. Perhaps the most famous is the Brown Derby restaurant, a stars' hangout in old-time Hollywood and the place where the Cobb salad was invented. Since they were built for novelty, not durability, most are gone--but a handful survive, most notably [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115034201/http://randys-donuts.com/frame.html Randy's Donuts] of Inglewood, which is shaped like a giant donut.

* [[Are We Getting This?]]: At the airshow.

* [[Ascended Fanboy|Ascended Fangirl]] / [[Broken Pedestal]]: Jenny is a huge fan of Neville Sinclair until she sees he's a creep. {{spoiler|And a Nazi spy.}}