Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004
PG
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

89K

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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

89K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 8 wins & 19 nominations total

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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

Movie has a very interesting look and feel

I had not read about the movie before watching it and was fascinated within the first several minutes and continued to enjoy it through to the end. This movie's unique look and feel is its primary vehicle.

If you are looking for a sophisticated plot, this movie was not made for you. The plot and acting were adequate enough to avoid ruining the visual picture. The makers applied a comic book feel to the movie that allowed for softer edges and sepia tones, both with the animated sets and the human characters. If a set does not look completely realistic, the viewer is not troubled because the set is consistent with everything you see in the movie.

Anyone who has ever edited video or worked with animation would have to appreciate the visual art and quality of this movie. Otherwise, it contains a decent story that would be worth watching at least once.