Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Theater date: 2004-09-17

Blu-ray release date: 2006-09-26

Rated: N/A

5.90 (IMDB)

Genre: MysteryActionThrillerScience FictionAdventure

Language: en

Status: Released

Length: 1h 47min

Languages:

བོད་སྐད་།
Deutsch
English

Description:

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.

Top Cast >

Jude Law

As Sky Captain

Gwyneth Paltrow

As Polly Perkins

Angelina Jolie

As Franky

Giovanni Ribisi

As Dex

Michael Gambon

As Paley

Bai Ling

As Mysterious Woman

Omid Djalili

As Kaji

Laurence Olivier

As Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)

Trevor Baxter

As Dr Walter Jennings

Julian Curry

As Dr. Vargas

Peter Law

As Dr. Kessler

Jon Rumney

As German Scientist

Khan Bonfils

As Creepy

Samta Gyatso

As Scary

Louis Hilyer

As Executive Officer

Mark Wells

As Communication Engineer

James Cash

As Uniformed Officer

Tenzin Bhagen

As Kalacakra Priest

Thupten Tsondru

As Dying Old Man

Matthew Grant

As Crewman #1

Steve Morphew

As Crewman #2

Nancy Crane

As Receptionist

Stuart Milligan

As Police Sergeant

Paul Canter

As Police Officer

Demetri Goritsas

As Radio Operator

William Hope

As American Broadcaster

Jonathan Keeble

As British Broadcaster

Stéphane Cornicard

As French Broadcaster

Stephen Ballantyne

As German Broadcaster

Victor Sobchak

As Russian Broadcaster

Mido Hamada

As Soldier

Gerard Monaco

As Technician

Chris Robson

As Hindenburg Porter

Matthew Coulter

As Hindenburg Boy

Merritt Yohnka

As Construction Worker

Charlotte Kyle

As Hindenberg Passenger (uncredited)

James Bannon

As Voice Actor (uncredited)

Karl Champley

As Pilot (uncredited)

David Decio

As Pilot (uncredited)

Matthew Feitshans

As Officer (uncredited)

Sky Soleil

As Officer (uncredited)

Chuen Tsou

As Buddhist Monk (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Kerry Conran

Director, Writer

Sadie Frost

Producer

Jude Law

Producer

Marsha Oglesby

Producer

Jon Avnet

Producer, Presenter

Aurelio De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Bill Haber

Executive Producer

Edward Shearmur

Original Music Composer

Eric Adkins

Director of Photography

Sabrina Plisco

Editor

Sheila Trezise

Casting

Kevin Conran

Production Design, Costume Design

Kirsten Conran

Art Direction

Stella McCartney

Costume Design

Tim Coulter

Visual Effects Editor, Associate Editor

Miae Kim

Color Designer

Justin Hammond

Lighting Technician

Colin Sittig

Compositors

Rachel Wyn Dunn

Compositors

Brett Paton

Animation

John Dillon

Compositors

Merrick Rustia

Animation

Brooke Breton

Co-Producer

Robert Gordon

Associate Producer

Hester Hargett

Co-Producer

Carrie Wilksen

Art Department Coordinator

Thom Schillinger

Conceptual Design

Judy Bradbury

Set Designer

Jonathan Downing

Standby Painter

Steven Hall

Camera Operator

Mark Barrs

First Assistant Camera

Tony Rowland

Grip

Keith Hamshere

Still Photographer

Pie Lombardi

Assistant Costume Designer

Betty Glasow

Hairstylist

Kay Georgiou

Key Hair Stylist

Eloisa De Laurentiis

Makeup Artist

Tom Chichester-Clark

Additional Music

Shadi Almassizadeh

CG Supervisor

Jeff Goldman

Digital Effects Supervisor

Darren Thackeray

Driver

Dylan Jones

Loader

Gary Pollard

Makeup Effects

Jason Beale

Post Production Assistant

Clark Henderson

Post Production Supervisor

David Wainstain

Sequence Supervisor

Elton Farla

Set Medic

James Rothrock

Software Engineer

Richard O. Helmer

Special Effects Coordinator

Colette Appleby

Stand In

Franklin Mark Henson

Stunt Coordinator

Devin Bunje

Systems Administrators & Support

Sophia Crawford

Utility Stunts

Tony Rush

Video Assist Operator

Tom Barrett

Visual Effects Editor

Marcia Gay

Assistant Director, Production Manager

Sally Jones

Script Supervisor

Paul Sadeghi

Editorial Coordinator

Erik Jessen

First Assistant Editor

Sean Haeseler

Gaffer

Anthony Fung

Lighting Artist

Steven Swanson

Lighting Supervisor

Brandon Evans

Rigging Gaffer

Janet Farris

Casting Associate

Omar McClinton

Production Coordinator

Matthew Feitshans

Production Supervisor

Simon Eves

Researcher

John Casali

Boom Operator

Mark A. Tracy

First Assistant Sound Editor

Michael K. Bauer

Music Editor

Robert Elhai

Orchestrator

Todd Toon

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Adam Kopald

Sound Effects Editor

David Crozier

Sound Mixer

Mauricio Baiocchi

Animation Supervisor

Lindsay Adams

Digital Compositors

Brian Miller

I/O Supervisor

Trevor Wood

Special Effects Supervisor

Christopher Hobbs

Visual Effects

Christopher Almerico

Visual Effects Coordinator

Melissa Brockman

Visual Effects Producer

Tim Alexander

Visual Effects Supervisor

Marc Sadeghi

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Bonnie Lemon

Digital Producer

Aaron Sims

Visual Effects Art Director

Valance Eisleben

Editorial Services

Margaux Mackay

Supervising Producer

Alec Bartsch

Supervising Technical Director

Laurence Harvey

Armorer

James Mann

Rigging Grip

John Kwiatkowski

Dialogue Editor

Devon Heffley Curry

ADR Supervisor

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Christopher Boyes

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Summers

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David E. Harshbarger

Property Master

Lyoung Hui Kim

CG Artist

Georgina Napier

Costume Assistant

Jenny Hawkins

Dresser

Ben Howard

Second Assistant Director

Chris Burgess

Third Assistant Director

Jarik Van Sluijs

Creative Director

Jesse D'Angelo

Storyboard Artist

Chad Danieley

Title Designer

Doc Kane

ADR Mixer

Alexander Beddow

ADR Recordist

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Randy K. Singer

Foley Mixer

Valerie Davidson

Foley Supervisor

Christopher Brennan

Special Effects Technician

Kevin O'Neill

2D Supervisor

Scott E. Anderson

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Radost Yonkova Ridlen

Visual Effects Compositor

James Dornoff

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Bill Murphy

Visual Effects Production Manager

Nikki Berwick

Stunt Double

John M. Barbour

Assistant Camera

Andy Hopkins

Best Boy Grip

Kate Reid

Camera Trainee

Susan A. Campbell

Digital Imaging Technician

Eric Aupetit

Dolly Grip

H Haden Hammond

Lead Animator

John Velazquez

Senior Animator

Craig Campobasso

Additional Casting

Simon Drew

Casting Assistant

Richard Pagano

Casting Consultant

Rebecca Gore

Wardrobe Assistant

Steven Kirkby

Wardrobe Master

Anne Brault

Wardrobe Supervisor

Dana B. Wilson

Assistant Editor

Steve Bowen

Digital Color Timer

Ben Estrada

Digital Colorist

Donnie Creighton

Digital Intermediate Assistant

Steven J. Scott

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Amy Pawlowski

Digital Intermediate Editor

Michael Kennedy

Digital Intermediate Producer

Sarah Ogletree

Post Production Coordinator

Matthias Gohl

Music Producer

Caroline Richards

Assistant Production Coordinator

Jance Allen

Compositing Supervisor

Jacqueline Rosado

Coordinating Producer

Catherine Charlton

Dialogue Coach

Jennifer Alessi

Extras Casting

Carole Cowley

Head of Production

Greg Manke

Intern

Tim Dobbert

Matchmove Supervisor

Dylan Cole

Matte Painter

Olivier Beaulieu

Production Assistant

Michael Taylor

Production Executive

Richard Gervan

Rotoscoping Artist

Tim Wooster

Second Unit Director of Photography

Mark Southworth

Stunt Coordinator

Sherry Hitch

Digital Compositor

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Nathaniel De'Lineadeus

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Rebecca Lafford

Makeup Artist

Abi Cohen

Additional Casting

Melissa Almeida

Lighting Artist

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

When some eminent scientists start to go missing, journalist “Polly” (Gwyneth Paltrow) finds herself embroiled in a plot that seems to involve some enormous great robots and, of course, the end of the world as we know it. She becomes even more convinced when “Dr. Jennings” (Trevor Baxter) gives her what snippets he knows about the scheme - and that may well centre around the long-absent and enigmatic “Totenkopf”. Pretty much out of her depth, she seeks the help of her ex “Joe” (aka “Sky Captain” - Jude Law) and with the help of his right hand man “Dex” (Giovanni Ribisi) tries to find the source of these increasingly audacious robots - both the walking and the flying kind, and hopefully thwart a master plan about they (and we) know little about. When “Dex” is kidnapped, they have to elicit the help of “Franky” (Angelina Jolie) and her amazing, Union Jack-sporting, airborne warship and soon find themselves deep amidst the snowy Himalayas where they think “Totenkopf” has his lair. Now I did like the look of this film. It reminded me a little of the old “Flash Gordon” escapade-driven serials from the 1930s, filmed in a slightly tinted monochrome with plenty of action and hammy performances augmented stylishly by quite an exciting range of versatile gadgets and whole scale destruction that ensues before denouement delivers it’s admittedly fairly predictable conclusion. It is a bit long and perhaps the less said about some of the dialgue the better, but it’s my kind of boy’s own adventure and I did quite enjoy it.

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