Sky High (2005)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Mike Mitchell

Writers (WGA):

Paul Hernandez (written by) and
Robert Schooley (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Brains, Brawn And Beyond.

Plot:

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Plot Keywords:

School | Commander | Sidekick | High School | Flying

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	8:00 PM	DISN
Tue. Nov. 17	12:00 PM	DISN

Cast

Michael Angarano	...	Will Stronghold
Kurt Russell	...	Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Kelly Preston	...	Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Danielle Panabaker	...	Layla Williams
Christopher Wynne	...	News Anchor (as Chris Wynne)
Kevin Heffernan	...	Ron Wilson - Bus Driver
Dee Jay Daniels	...	Ethan (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
Kelly Vitz	...	Magenta
Loren Berman	...	Little Larry
Nicholas Braun	...	Zach
Malika	...	Penny
Khadijah	...	Penny
Jake Sandvig	...	Lash
Will Harris	...	Speed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence and some mild language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:G | Ireland:PG | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:10 | Germany:6 | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Netherlands:6 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario/Quebec) | USA:PG (certificate #41859) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Barwick Studios - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Max Stronghold Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The comment Mr. Boy makes about sidekicks not wearing costumes with colors that clash with their hero's is a jab at comics' most famous hero/sidekick team, Batman and Robin. Where Batman wears dark colors (blue and gray) Robin wears bright colors (Red, green and yellow)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Will is sent to the nurse, the nurse was wearing a stethoscope around her neck, but when she turned sideways to put the equipment back, she turned to face Will again, and the stethoscope was gone.

Quotes:

[during Power Placement]
Coach Boomer: [to Layla] You, Flower child. Let's go.
Layla: I believe in only using my powers when the situation demands it.
Coach Boomer: Well, you're in luck: This is the situation, and I'm demanding it.
Layla: But to participate in this test would be to support a flawed system. I think the whole Hero-Sidekick dichotomy only serves to...
Coach Boomer: Let me get this straight. Are you refusing to show me your powers?
Layla: Well, it's more complicated than that, I mean...
Coach Boomer: [Yells very loudly, causing all glass in the vicinity to shatter and makes everyone brace themselves] SSSSSIIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEEEEEKKKKKIIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKK!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#35.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Twist and Crawl

Surprise, surprise

Well, I must say that this movie was surprisingly good for it being a Disney Kid Movie. Now it won't win any Oscars, but it really kept up the Disney Tradition for being a clean and fun film. It was wonderful to see Kurt Russell on the screen again with Disney. The acting, again, not an Oscar performance out of anyone, was clean and sincere, very believable. The sets and special effects were, well, good. The diversity and conflict between students of the school, once again... good. There were some very witty and dry remarks about high school life as well. Good writing. I say the most surprising thing about this film was that it was just plain old fun! It had the patrons laughing as well as I. My 7 year old and my 3 year old loved it and it was still adult enough with a strong enough plot to keep the parents interested as well. All in all, it made for a fun afternoon.