Rocket Rob
A Dish Towel Pictures Film
A dad who might be a superhero — or might just be trying his best.
Animated Feature · ~90 min · Family / Adventure · Kids 6–12 + Parents
Synopsis
Eight-year-old Max is certain his dad is the greatest superhero alive. When Max narrates, the ordinary world transforms — the leaky sink becomes a fifty-foot villain, the family car becomes a rocket, a dish towel becomes a cape. The film commits to that belief completely, without winking.
Then the job starts winning. Rob misses the moments that made Max believe — bedtime, a hockey game, the seat beside his son that stays empty — and one day Max simply stops narrating. The magic goes with him. No narration. No powers. Just a tired dad in a kitchen. To find his way back, Rob has to discover a courage no one is imagining for him anymore — and finally see the wife who’s been holding it all together.
What kids see
A superhero dad with a dish-towel cape who battles a giant made of kitchen pipes, flies across the city, and saves the day before bedtime.
What parents see
A man choosing between a promotion and his family. A mother who set aside an extraordinary life and holds the whole house together, unnoticed. An empty seat at a hockey game.
In the key of
- Inside Out— emotional architecture
- The Incredibles— family under pressure
- Toy Story 3— quiet devastation, dual audience
What exists
- Complete master screenplay (20 sequences)
- Full production bible
- Festival-ready short script
- 90+ pieces of concept & key art
- Character design sheets + turnarounds
