Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV)

Director:

Larry Shaw

Writers (WGA):

Gail Parent (written by) &
Michael Walsh (written by)

Release Date:

8 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Too Cool For The Rules!

Plot:

As the clumsiest, most clueless cadet to enter George Washington Military Academy, Kelly seems to be fighting an uphill battle to fit in...

Plot Keywords:

Rivalry | Humor | Fish Out Of Water | Coming Of Age | Father Daughter Relationship

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	7:00 PM	DISN
Tue. July 29	12:00 PM	DISN

Cast

Hilary Duff	...	Cadet Kelly Collins
Christy Carlson Romano	...	Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone (as Christy Romano)
Gary Cole	...	General 'Sir' Joe Maxwell
Shawn Ashmore	...	Cadet Major Brad Rigby
Aimee Garcia	...	Cadet Sergeant Gloria Ramos
Linda Kash	...	Samantha Collins Maxwell
Nigel Hamer	...	Adam Collins
Sarah Gadon	...	Amanda
Andrea Lewis	...	Cadet Carla Hall
Joe Matheson	...	General Archer
Beverlee Buzon	...	Cadet Grace Carson
Dalene Irvine	...	Marla
Avery Saltzman	...	Kevin
Christopher Tai	...	Senior Cadet Officer
Josh Wittig	...	Cadet Bugler

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Disney Channel

Goofs:

Factual errors: Girls at the school are wearing blue cords. The blue cord is an honor given only to members of the Infantry, a solely male MOS.

Quotes:

Kelly Collins: [to Brad Rigby, while shining boots] Excuse me, sir, may I borrow some spit? I promise I'll pay you back!

Soundtrack:

Don't Get Me Started

Better than average kidflix

I didn't expect to enjoy this movie at all, except that the sterling actor Gary Cole was in it. Cole earned his stripes in the Steppenwolf company and surely deserves to be a bigger star than he is. His role as the camp commander was a refreshing change from the goofiness of Mike Brady and the nastiness of various television guest characters he's delivered on "The Practice," "Frasier," and others. As a person in the same age group as Kelly's parents, I enjoyed seeing seeing their believable love story and Sir's benevolent dictator relationship with his stepdaughter. Though I'm not a parent, I think parents weary of obnoxious cinema teens will appreciate the pleasant youngsters in this film. I commend the film for including authentic military school drill team performances, too.