Wikipedia / Rocket Gibraltar
Wikipedia / Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar is a 1988 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis Cameron, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey and Macaulay Culkin in his film debut.
Plot
Levi Rockwell is a retired, widowed Hollywood screenwriter and patriarch who reunites his entire family at his Long Island estate for his 77th birthday, but personal and social problems abound. His four children - son Rolo, and daughters Ruby, Rose, and Aggie - arrive, along with their spouses and children, to help him celebrate his 77th birthday. During the course of the family reunion he bonds with his youngest grandson, 4-year-old Blue. One afternoon, Blue brings his grandfather some lemonade. Blue sees a scale model ship and Levi explains that it's a Viking ship. Later that evening, Blue and his older cousins are discussing what to get grandpa for his 77th birthday. While bike riding, Blue and his cousins see a boat in the tall grass. They decide to restore it as a birthday present for their grandfather.
Levi's health begins to fail, and he voices a sentimental request that he be given a Viking funeral after his death. With his adult children consumed by their own personal worries, his 7 grandchildren honor Levi's last wish.
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Levi Rockwell
John Glover as Rolo Rockwell
Sinéad Cusack as Amanda "Billi" Rockwell
Frances Conroy as Ruby Hanson
Kevin Spacey as Dwayne Hanson
Patricia Clarkson as Rose Black
Bill Pullman as Crow Black
Suzy Amis Cameron as Aggie Rockwell
Sara Rue as Jessica Hanson
Angela Goethals as Dawn Black
Macaulay Culkin as Cy Blue Black
David Hyde Pierce as Monsieur Henri
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