Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004
PG
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

88K

YOUR RATING

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

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Globetrotting Adventure Steampunk Action Adventure Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous ... Read allAfter New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

88K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 19 nominations total

Trivia
As Sky Captain and Polly Perkins fly submerged with "The Amphibious Squadron", they "overfly" a sunken steamer named "Venture". It's the ship used to bring King Kong (1933) to New York City. It even includes, on its deck, a cage large enough to confine Kong; implying perhaps that this is the original Skull Island.

Goofs
After the P-40 surfaces on Totenkopf's island, Polly sees the plane's registration "h11od" reflected in the water and one of the dashes is has moved, it reads "polly". In order to make the gag obvious, the filmmaker flipped the reflection horizontally.

Quotes
[last lines]
[instead of taking a picture of the pods falling to Earth, Polly turns and snaps a shot of Joe]
Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan: Polly... you...
Polly Perkins: It's all right. You don't have to say anything.
Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan: Lens cap.

Crazy credits
Laurence Olivier is given a major on-screen credit, despite only being in the film through archive footage and having another actor voice his character's lines.

Connections
Featured in The Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge (2004)

Soundtracks
Over the Rainbow
Written by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen
Performed by Jane Monheit
Used by permission of EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Jane Monheit appears courtesy of Sony Classical

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Featured review

7/10

A Distinctive Look At A Fantasy Future Where Past Is Present

This pulp adventure can be a good deal of fun if you haven't become jaded by sitting through contemporary blockbusters loaded with explosions and hurtling cars and noisy intrusions and expect more of the same. Not just a noisy film for the socially arrested post-pubescent male, this is a stylish film with a distinctive look, an homage to the serial thrills of the thirties, and it's fun to experience robots not really intended to scare much of anybody--just appealing to the budding inventor, perhaps.

It's a kid's joy this film has, reflected in the easy-going performances of Law, Ribisi, and Paltrow , their relationships reflecting some idea of thirties screwball comedy with a slight contemporary twist. Angelina Jolie is the joy of the film, perfectly in tune with the Wizard of Oz atmosphere pervading this computer-driven world.

If you want to immerse yourself in a genuine thriller, this is not your film, but if you would like to float a fantasy, share a kid's world loaded with references to the late 1930's (with no connection to reality) this is an amusing and visually arresting ride