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Release Date:
21 March 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Don't stop till you reach the top. more
Plot:
A small-town woman tries to achieve her goal of becoming a flight attendant. full summary | add synopsis
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First Class
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Awards:
1 nomination
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uneven though occasionally fun
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christina Applegate | ... | Christine Montgomery | |
| Candice Bergen | ... | Sally Weston | |
| Marc Blucas | ... | Tommy Boulay | |
| Frederick Coffin | ... | Mr. Stewart | |
| Chelsey Cole | ... | Donna - 6 Yrs. Old | |
| Nadia Dajani | ... | Paige | |
| John Francis Daley | ... | Rodney | |
| Stacey Dash | ... | Angela Samona | |
| Troy Evans | ... | Customer | |
| David Hayward | ... | Pete | |
| Jorge R. Hernandez | ... | Spanish Man | |
| Duane King | ... | Royalty Operations Clerk | |
| Rob Lowe | ... | Co-Pilot Steve Bench | |
| Joshua Malina | ... | Randy Jones (as Josh Malina) | |
| Christina Malpero | ... | Rita Sanchez |
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A View from the Top (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language/sexual references.
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87 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:Livre |
Denmark:A |
Finland:S |
Germany:o.Al. |
New Zealand:PG |
Norway:11 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13 |
Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Donna reads a flight attendant job op brochure whose cover spells "Marriott" Hotel with just one "t."
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Sally Weston:
Donna, did I ever tell you about a nasty habit that flight attendants pick up on the job?
Donna Jensen: No.
Sally Weston: We learn to always keep smiling, even when we're out of Bloody Mary mix.
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Donna Jensen: No.
Sally Weston: We learn to always keep smiling, even when we're out of Bloody Mary mix.
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References "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I)
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I'm Not Anybody's Girl
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Bruno Barreto's `View From the Top' boasts a cute premise that doesn't quite live up to its potential. The film starts out in a satirical vein, promising to deliver a nifty spoof of life in the friendly skies. Instead, it settles into a typical romantic comedy formula, not bad as these things go, but nothing to write home about either. So while `View from the Top' never soars very high, neither does it end up crashing and burning. In this day and age, one must be grateful for a safe landing, even if the ride is a bumpy one.
Gwyneth Paltrow delivers a winning performance as Donna, a small town girl who becomes a stewardess as a way of escaping her dysfunctional family and white trash upbringing. The first part of the film is fun, as Donna earns her wings flying for a cut-rate airline whose attendants dress and act more like prostitutes than stewardesses. With their form-fitting, cleavage-exposing blouses, purple hot pants and big hair, these pleasantly perky hostesses look like they're ready to serve their passengers more than just the customary coffee, tea or milk. So far, so good - but once the girls move onto a more `legitimate' airline, much of the satiric bite drains out of the film and we move onto the more familiar terrain of catty rivalries, long distance romance, and unrequited love.
In addition to Paltrow, the movie features Christina Applegate, Rob Lowe, Candice Bergen and Mark Ruffalo in various roles. Mike Myers is surprisingly annoying in the part of a cross-eyed stewardess trainer. The screenplay by Eric Wald has a maddening tendency to drop characters along the way, giving the film a slapdash, unformed and oddly amateurish quality. As partial compensation, the film boasts superb production and costume design and a generally ebullient spirit.
`View From the Top' doesn't end up flying us anywhere special and it's definitely coach all the way, but it does serve up a few laughs in mid flight.