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Directed by | Mike Mitchell |
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Produced by | Andrew Gunn |
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Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
Edited by | Peter Amundson |
Music by | Michael Giacchino |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $35 million[2] |
Box office | $86.4 million[3] |
Sky High is a 2005 American superhero comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, and written by Paul Hernandez, and Kim Possible creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle. The film stars Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kurt Russell. It follows Will Stronghold (Angarano), the son of two superheroes, who is enrolled in an airborne high school for teenage superheroes where his powers kick in. He must deal with a growing distance from his old friends, a threat from a mysterious supervillain, and get the girl of his dreams.
The film was theatrically released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on July 29, 2005, and grossed $86.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $35 million.[3] The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences during its original theatrical run and has since been recognized as a cult film.