View from the Top (2003)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Writer (WGA):

Eric Wald (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Don't stop till you reach the top.

Plot:

A small-town woman tries to achieve her goal of becoming a flight attendant.

Plot Keywords:

Flight Attendant | Cleveland Ohio | Christmas Party | Unhappy Childhood | Sunbathing

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

A View from the Top (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language/sexual references.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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)

Filming Locations:

Bullhead City, Arizona, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

In John Whitney's office were photos of Mike Myers (who's character was cross eyed) with celebrities: Sammy Davis Jr., Marty Feldman and Peter Falk. All of these actors had eye problems.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After take-off during Donna's first flight with Sierra Air, she looks out the window at the wing, and the aircraft is clearly descending and has approach flaps and not take-off flaps selected.

Quotes:

Co-Pilot Steve: You're a pro. You're going places.
Donna Jensen: Ya think?
Co-Pilot Steve: I'm a pilot. It's my job to know where people are going.

Movie Connections:

References "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I)

Soundtrack:

Was That My Life

maddeningly empty

It's not too often that a movie comes along that is so bad it makes me angry... but this is one.

I kept waiting for a laugh that never came, and was further insulted by the non-committal soundtrack. Was it supposed to insinuate girl-power? Maybe if you like country/rock uplifting go-girl artists... maybe its just me.

Mike Myers absolutely stole the few scenes he did appear in, but wasn't enough to make this movie bearable. And although it was painted a la Down With Love, it did nothing to uphold the style statement it seemed to be trying to make.

ooooh pink and blue! It stunk.