Sky High (2005)

Director:

Mike Mitchell

Writers (WGA):

Paul Hernandez (written by) and
Robert Schooley (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Brains, Brawn And Beyond.

Plot:

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Plot Keywords:

School | Commander | Sidekick | High School | Bully

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Angarano	...	Will Stronghold
Kurt Russell	...	Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Kelly Preston	...	Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Danielle Panabaker	...	Layla Williams
Christopher Wynne	...	News Anchor (as Chris Wynne)
Kevin Heffernan	...	Ron Wilson - Bus Driver
Dee Jay Daniels	...	Ethan (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
Kelly Vitz	...	Magenta
Loren Berman	...	Little Larry
Nicholas Braun	...	Zach
Malika	...	Penny
Khadijah	...	Penny
Jake Sandvig	...	Lash
Will Harris	...	Speed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain

Also Known As:

Súper escuela de héroes (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Höjdarskolan (Sweden) [sv]
Kahramanlar okulu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
L'école fantastique (France) (DVD title) [fr]
Skola superhrdinu (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sky High (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Sky High - Scuola di superpoteri (Italy) [it]
Sky high - école des superhéros (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sky high - Diese Highschool hebt ab! (Germany) [de]
Sky high - Una escuela de altos vuelos (Spain) [es]
Super Escola de Heróis (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence and some mild language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:G | Ireland:PG | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:10 | Germany:6 | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Netherlands:6 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:PG (certificate #41859) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Barwick Studios - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Danielle Panabaker's feature film debut.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When The Commander & Will go down to the Secret Sanctum, Will uses his mother's pole which is on the left. In the next shot, Will is shown coming down the right pole. The next shot was taken from the other side of the characters, from the Secret Sanctum. Therefore, they are still on the same poles, just the scene looks different.

Quotes:

Ron Wilson - Bus Driver: There's only one person authorized to transport superheroes: Ron Wilson - Bus Driver.
[kicks henchman out of bus]
Ron Wilson - Bus Driver: And I'm Ron Wilson - Bus Driver.

Movie Connections:

References Batman (1966)

Soundtrack:

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

Delightful!

I saw "Sky High" at a preview screening tonight, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised! A lot of laughs for kids and grownups, a couple of good plot twists, and a nice message for the youngsters. Kurt Russell steals the show as an over-the-top super hero, who wants nothing more than for his son to follow in the family business. Kelly Preston looks amazing as his flying super hero wife. A great group of kids play the Sky High students, with cool effects to help them into their roles... and some nice parables about life in high school. I expected lots of eye rolling and lame super hero humor... but there was no lameness, no eye rolls, but plenty of good laughs and sweet moments. Parents, feel free to go with your kids to this one!