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Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston

Director

b. 1950 · USA

A former effects artist on Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark who moved into directing with a practical-magic instinct intact — The Rocketeer treats its 1938 jetpack with the same tactile confidence he brought to Indiana Jones's props.

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The Rocketeer

1991 · Director

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