Sky High (2005)

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Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Release Date: Jul 29, 2005
Running Time: 102 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
It all begins at a secret school in the clouds like none on earth: Sky High, the first and only high school for kids with super-human powers going through crime-fighting puberty. At Sky High, the student body throw flames with their footballs, study Villainy with their Chemistry and are divided into "Heroes" and "Sidekicks" instead of jocks and geeks. It's an out-of-this-world yet completely recognizable place where cool gadgetry, rampant bravery and awe-inspiring magical skills mix it up with parental battles, peer pressure and dating trouble--with explosively fun results. This year's class features some of the best, brightest and most powerfully gifted super-teens ever assembled. And then there's Will Stronghold. When you're the son of the world's most legendary super heroes, The Commander and Jetstream, people expect you to live up to the family name The problem is that Will is starting with no superpowers of his own and, worst of all, instead of joining the ranks of the "Hero" class, he finds himself relegated to being a "Sidekick." Now he must somehow survive his freshman year while dealing with an overbearing gym coach, a bully with super speed and a dangerous rebel with a grudge (and the ability to shoot fire from his hands)--not to mention the usual angst, parental expectations and girl problems that accompany teenage life. But when an evil villain threatens his family, friends and the very sanctity of Sky High, Will must use his newfound superpowers to save the day and prove himself a "Hero" worthy of the family tradition.
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Will Stronghold
Steve/The Commander
Josie/Jetstream
Gwen/Royal Pain
Coach Boomer
Principal Powers
Mr. Boy/All American Boy
Little Larry
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Executive Producer
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In a summer crammed with remakes, it's nice to see a film with an original premise. Sky High is a comic book story about teenage superheroes trying to make it through high school. But with first loves, parental expectations, teen pressures, and the typical high school social scale, life for these freshmen is about to change.

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At his first day of Sky High, Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano), the son of two of the greatest superheroes ever, Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly… Continued