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Sky High

  • 20052005
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
90K
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Kelly Preston, Kurt Russell, Michael Angarano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danielle Panabaker, Steven Strait, and Kelly Vitz in Sky High (2005)
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Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and... Read allSet in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
90K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,333
364
  • Director
    • Mike Mitchell
  • Writers
    • Paul Hernandez
    • Bob Schooley
    • Mark McCorkle
  • Stars
    • Kurt Russell
    • Kelly Preston
    • Michael Angarano
  • Director
    • Mike Mitchell
  • Writers
    • Paul Hernandez
    • Bob Schooley
    • Mark McCorkle
  • Stars
    • Kurt Russell
    • Kelly Preston
    • Michael Angarano
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    • 268User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Kurt Russell and Michael Angarano in Sky High (2005)
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    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Steve…
    Kelly Preston
    Kelly Preston
    • Josie…
    Michael Angarano
    Michael Angarano
    • Will Stronghold
    Danielle Panabaker
    Danielle Panabaker
    • Layla
    Christopher Wynne
    • News Anchor
    • (as Chris Wynne)
    Kevin Heffernan
    Kevin Heffernan
    • Ron Wilson Bus Driver
    Dee Jay Daniels
    Dee Jay Daniels
    • Ethan
    • (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
    Kelly Vitz
    Kelly Vitz
    • Magenta
    Loren Berman
    • Little Larry
    Nicholas Braun
    Nicholas Braun
    • Zach
    Malika Haqq
    Malika Haqq
    • Penny
    • (as Malika)
    Khadijah Haqq
    Khadijah Haqq
    • Penny
    Jake Sandvig
    Jake Sandvig
    • Lash
    Will Harris
    Will Harris
    • Speed
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    • Gwen…
    Lynda Carter
    Lynda Carter
    • Principal Powers
    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Coach Boomer
    Dustin Ingram
    Dustin Ingram
    • Carbon Copy Kid
    • Director
      • Mike Mitchell
    • Writers
      • Paul Hernandez
      • Bob Schooley
      • Mark McCorkle
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the cafeteria at the beginning, there is an announcement that Sidekicks cannot order hero sandwiches. After being promoted to hero, you can see a hero sandwich on Will's tray .
    • Goofs
      Will doesn't actually step on Medulla's foot in the mad science laboratory.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Will Stronghold: In the end, my girlfriend became my arch enemy, my arch enemy became my best friend, and my best friend became my girlfriend. But, hey, it's high school.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are decorated with still-frame comic-book illustrations. One of the still frames has a single animated element - a purple monster's eye, which moves and blinks. (It appears just before the music credits.)
    • Alternate versions
      In the Disney Channel premiere of Sky High, the end credits are different than they are in the theatrical and DVD releases. Instead of the comic book type end credits like in the theatrical version it is replaced by DC with the credits on the left side and a montage of scenes from the film on the right side of the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Kelly Preston/Jeff Altman/Aimee Mann (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Everybody Wants to Rule the World
      Written by Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal, Chris Hughes

      Produced by Jeff Saltzman

      Performed by Christian Burns

      Courtesy of Hollywood Records, Inc.

    User reviews268

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Could be a sleeper!
    I think Disney misfired with the very poor The Pacifier and had higher expectations from the Herbie movie. But they'll do surprisingly well with this kids flick, I think. Perhaps we even have a sleeper here.

    When I saw the Sky High trailer I thought I was going to see the next installment of Spy Kids. Okay, there are a lot of crazy special effects in this movie, but the story is actually driven by the nice performances by almost all the actors instead of lots of SFX.

    The film is about young Will Stronghold (charming performance by Michael Angarano), son of the two most popular and successful superheroes in the world, The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston). Will is about to go to Sky High, a school especially founded for superheroes, but there's one problem: he doesn't own any superpower. Instead of being a superhero, his highest goal seems to be the one of sidekick. So how can he survive at school being the son of the world most famous super duo? And how will his parents react when they hear the bad news?

    Sky High is a very entertaining family movie with lots of good hearted humor. Early in the movie Bruce Campbell (oh yeah!) steals the show as (ex-hero, now teacher) Sonic Boomer, who has a 'Sorting Hat' scene in which he determines which student will go to hero class and which ones will study for sidekick. Kurt Russell gives a great tongue-in-cheek performance as proud daddy who thinks it's great that his son defeats all the bullies at school but has to condemn it in front of his wife. And that's the opinion of a someone who isn't actually a fan of the actor himself. The original little ideas dry out after the first half of the movie, but who said that all family movies should have Oscar power?

    Sky High is a movie about friendship, falling in love with the wrong girl, falling in love with the right girl and trying to succeed in your parents footsteps. Very entertaining for the kids, and some nice laughs for parents too (during the Sidekick lessons given by ex-All American Boy for instance: lots a references to the Robin from the Batman TV-series). Great 80's soundtrack as well, with covers from songs by The Smiths, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears and even Till Tuesday and Modern English.
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    • Jul 28, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official Sky High Wikia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Trường Học Siêu Nhân
    • Filming locations
      • California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA(Sky High exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Gunn Films
      • Max Stronghold Productions Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,946,815
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,631,784
      • Jul 31, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $86,369,815
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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