Nachdem New York City eine Serie von Angriffen riesiger Flugroboter erlebt hat, macht sich ein Reporter zusammen mit einem Piloten auf die Suche nach deren Ursprung sowie nach dem Grund für ... Alles lesenNachdem New York City eine Serie von Angriffen riesiger Flugroboter erlebt hat, macht sich ein Reporter zusammen mit einem Piloten auf die Suche nach deren Ursprung sowie nach dem Grund für das Verschwinden berühmter Wissenschaftler.Nachdem New York City eine Serie von Angriffen riesiger Flugroboter erlebt hat, macht sich ein Reporter zusammen mit einem Piloten auf die Suche nach deren Ursprung sowie nach dem Grund für das Verschwinden berühmter Wissenschaftler.
- Auszeichnungen
- 8 Gewinne & 19 Nominierungen
- Dr. Totenkopf
- (Archivfilmmaterial)
- (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesAs 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 und die weiße Frau (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.
- PatzerAfter 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.
- Zitate
[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 CreditsLaurence 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.
- VerbindungenFeatured in The Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge (2004)
- SoundtracksOver 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
'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' not only boasts one of the longest film titles in recent months, but a great cast: Jude Law as Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan, our hero, Gwyneth Paltrow as Polly Perkins, our intrepid reporter and Sullivan's former flame and Angelina Jolie as Capt. Franky Cook, a friend and ally of Joe's. There is an evil element threatening the Earth, and it is up to Joe and Polly to find out who is behind the threat, before Earth is destroyed.
One line is all it really takes to sum up the story, which is generally all it took to summarize the films 'Sky Captain' pays homage to. The story is good, and it certainly boasts one of the most entertaining endings that I can remember in recent years, but it is the presentation that is the biggest draw with 'Sky Captain'. The overall style is 1930's Art Deco mixed with bits of Neo-Futurism. The robots in the first half hour of the film look like something out of comic book, the clothes and character styles are most certainly inspired by the 1930's, and the backdrops and locations are very Deco. It's obvious that one of the advantages in producing a film in this manner is that the filmmaker can be as elaborate in design as possible, because the 'set design' was very rich and exciting.
As a lover of classic film, I found the numerous nods to the films of the 30's very refreshing. Several scenes or lines could have been construed as corny, but I found them to be presented with a giant wink at the audience. Because all of these aforementioned elements were done so well, this film was a huge success in my opinion. And despite my concerns (which are still prevalent in my mind) I can sincerely rave about and recommend 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' to just about anyone who appreciates both art and good entertainment.
--Shel
- FilmOtaku
- 21. Sept. 2004
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Sprachen
- Auch bekannt als
- The World of Tomorrow
- Drehorte
- Chandler Valley Center Studios - 13927 Saticoy St, Panorama City, Kalifornien, USA(World of Tomorrow stage photography)
- Produktionsfirmen
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Box Office
- Budget
- 70.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 37.762.677 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 15.580.278 $
- 19. Sept. 2004
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 57.947.036 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 46 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1