Cadet Kelly (2002)

A fashion-conscious youngster is horrified when she is forced to move to military school.

Director:

Larry Shaw

Writers:

Gail Parent, Michael Walsh

Stars:

Hilary Duff, Christy Carlson Romano, Gary Cole

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Kelly
Christy Carlson Romano	...	Jennifer (as Christy Romano)
Gary Cole	...	Sir
Shawn Ashmore	...	Brad
Aimee Garcia	...	Gloria
Linda Kash	...	Samantha
Nigel Hamer	...	Adam
Sarah Gadon	...	Amanda
Andrea Lewis	...	Carla
Joe Matheson	...	General Archer
Beverlee Buzon	...	Grace
Dalene Irvine	...	Marie
Avery Saltzman	...	Kevin
Christopher Tai	...	Sr. Cadet Officer
Josh Wittig	...	Cadet Bugler

Storyline

As the clumsiest, most clueless cadet to enter George Washington Military Academy, Kelly seems to be fighting an uphill battle to fit in. But it's all out-out war when she butts heads with Cadet Captain Stone, a tough-as-nails, by-the-book "commanding officer" determined to break her spirit.

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Plot Keywords:

cadet | military school | drill team | stepfather | 2000s | 

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Taglines:

Too Cool For The Rules!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cadete Kelly

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Channel,Leider/Shapiro Productions,Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie, Kelly Collins is 13 years old, Jennifer Stone is 16 years old, and Brad Rigby is also 16 years old. In reality, Hilary Duff (Kelly) was 15 years old, Christy Carlson Romano (Jennifer) was 18 years old, and Shawn Ashmore (Brad) was 23 years old at the time of filming.

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Goofs

When Major Rigby picks up Kelly's dropped rifle, it is pointing in a different direction than when she dropped it a second before.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kelly Collins: [narrating voice over] Hey, I always known there are some stories that have to be told, but I never realized my memoirs would be one of them.

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Connections

Featured in Come Feud with Me: The Top 10 Disney Channel Character Feuds (2008)

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Soundtracks

Don't Get Me Started
Written by Kit Hain and Nina Osseff

User Reviews

It must be a cultural difference

I couldn't believe my eyes when I came here and saw all the positive comments about this movie. For God's sake, it's a children's movie which presents an obligatory military school for kids in a positive light! Finally, I did find one reviewer who shared my views, but then I noticed that he was from Germany and most of the others were obviously from the States.

Are you Americans really this different from us Europians? I have heard about your patriotic tendencies, but I'm still surprised. Isn't a militaristic Disney movie too much even for you? If not, I'm really concerned. Obviously, I would be regarded as a radical pacifist in your country, even though I'm a pretty mainstream person in my thinking here in Europe.