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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Kerry Conran (written by)
Release Date:
17 September 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
The world will tremble this September! more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Robot
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Scientist
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Reporter
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New York City
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Giant Robot
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Awards:
3 wins
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11 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Visuals And Audio Are Incredble; Story Is So-So
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Polly Perkins | |
| Jude Law | ... | Sky Captain | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Dex | |
| Michael Gambon | ... | Editor Paley | |
| Ling Bai | ... | Mysterious Woman | |
| Omid Djalili | ... | Kaji | |
| Laurence Olivier | ... | Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage) (as Sir Laurence Olivier) | |
| Angelina Jolie | ... | Franky | |
| Trevor Baxter | ... | Dr. Jennings | |
| Julian Curry | ... | Dr. Vargas | |
| Peter Law | ... | Dr. Kessler | |
| Jon Rumney | ... | German Scientist | |
| Khan Bonfils | ... | Creepy | |
| Samta Gyatso | ... | Scary | |
| Louis Hilyer | ... | Executive Officer |
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Also Known As:
The World of Tomorrow (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language.
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Runtime:
106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:10 (original rating) |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
South Korea:All |
Malaysia:U |
Sweden:11 |
Argentina:Atp |
Brazil:12 |
Chile:TE |
Czech Republic:U |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:I |
Ireland:PG |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG |
USA:PG (certificate #40987) |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG (Ontario)
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An emergency distress call is transmitted to Sky Captain by means of visible radio waves, coming from a radio tower that is unrealistically large and out of proportion in relation to the size of the Earth. This is a reference to RKO Radio Pictures Inc., whose logo features an abnormally large radio tower sitting on top of the Earth, emitting visible radio waves.
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Continuity: When Polly reaches for her camera on the tree log, Joe grabs her right hand and the camera is in her left. In the next shot, he's holding her left hand and the camera is in her right hand.
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Movie Connections:
References The Invisible Man (1933)
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Soundtrack:
Over the Rainbow
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What was in the vials?Why is Joe Sullivan called "Sky Captain"?
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Wow, what an amazing visual film. Being someone who loves cinematography and artwork in general, I acquired this film quickly after hearing about it. I wasn't disappointed, except for the story which was just so-so.
Almost the whole film is computerized and almost has a painting-like look to it. In fact, many scenes look as if Edward Hopper had painted them. Yet, it is a live-action movie with real actors whose faces aren't altered, except for Gywneth Paltrow's hair which is made more blondish and shimmering.
Story-wise, it's nothing special, just a corny old-time serial story about someone using high-tech robots and spaceships to take over the planet. The time period, however, is pre-World War II so to see this futuristic type of robot is a bit of a stretch. Nonetheless, it's a strictly old-fashioned sci-fi story with little profanity and, except for the robots, a great retro look.
Going back to that "look," this film is still very worthy of viewing because it's absolutely stunning to see. There truly is nothing quite like it. I'm sorry it didn't do well at the box office because that won't encourage others to make more of these visually-inventive kind of films. This must look beyond incredible on an expensive plasma TV set!
Also notable is the sound. The better the sound system you have, the more you will be blown away with the audio here. It's as good as the visuals. If only the story was as good!