Sky High (2005)

Director:

Mike Mitchell

Writers (WGA):

Paul Hernandez (written by) and
Robert Schooley (written by) ...
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Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Brains, Brawn And Beyond.

Plot:

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Plot Keywords:

Bus Driver | Chinese Restaurant | Sidekick | Jealousy | Shapeshifting

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Angarano	...	Will Stronghold
Kurt Russell	...	Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Kelly Preston	...	Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Danielle Panabaker	...	Layla Williams
Christopher Wynne	...	News Anchor (as Chris Wynne)
Kevin Heffernan	...	Ron Wilson - Bus Driver
Dee Jay Daniels	...	Ethan (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
Kelly Vitz	...	Magenta
Loren Berman	...	Little Larry
Nicholas Braun	...	Zach
Malika	...	Penny
Khadijah	...	Penny
Jake Sandvig	...	Lash
Will Harris	...	Speed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain
Lynda Carter	...	Principal Powers
Bruce Campbell	...	Coach Boomer
Dustin Ingram	...	Carbon Copy Kid
Steven Strait	...	Warren Peace
Cloris Leachman	...	Nurse Spex
Jim Rash	...	Mr. Grayson / Stitches
Dave Foley	...	Mr. Boy
Kevin McDonald	...	Mr. Medulla
Amy Brown	...	Twin
Kimmy Brown	...	Evil Twin
Lucille Soong	...	Cook
Zachry Rogers	...	Young Commander
Tom Kenny	...	Mr. Timmerman
Jill Talley	...	Mrs. Timmerman
Patrick Warburton	...	Royal Pain (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maggie Hai-Uyen	...	Asian Nerd (uncredited)
Hans Hernke	...	Laser Eyes Sidekick (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Mitchell

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Hernandez		(written by) and
Robert Schooley		(written by) (as Bob Schooley) &
Mark McCorkle		(written by)

Produced by
Andrew Gunn	....	producer
Mario Iscovich	....	executive producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Giacchino

Cinematography by
Shelly Johnson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Amundson

Casting by
Allison Jones

Production Design by
Bruce Robert Hill

Art Direction by
William Hawkins

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Michael Wilkinson

Makeup Department
June Brickman	....	makeup artist
Susan Carol Schwary	....	hair stylist (as Sue Carol Schwary)
Jane English	....	makeup artist
Susan Germaine	....	hair department head
John E. Jackson	....	makeup artist (as John Jackson)
Aaron Koons	....	makeup lab tech
Dennis Liddiard	....	makeup artist: Mr. Russell
Michael McCracken Jr.	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan McDowell	....	lab technician/sculptor: Medulla Prosthetic
Ryan McDowell	....	mold maker
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic sculptor
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Medulla & babies
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects: Medulla & babies
Candace Neal	....	key hair stylist (as Candace E. Neal)
Christina Smith	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Paul Moen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Dan Lazarovits	....	dga trainee
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director (as John Morse)
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Douglas Plasse	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Doug Plasse)
Scott Rogers	....	second unit director
Nick Satriano	....	first assistant director: second unit
Susan E. Walter	....	second second assistant director (as Susan Walter)

Art Department
Roy Barnes	....	set designer
Richard Bloom	....	art department coordinator (as Richard L. Bloom)
Oana Bogdan	....	set designer
Erin Boyd	....	lead buyer (as Erin Gould)
Marco A. Campos	....	general foreman
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer
Robert Cole	....	prop shop foreman
Mick Cukurs	....	set designer
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant property master
Daren Dochterman	....	production illustrator
David Dunn	....	set dresser
John Eaves	....	concept artist
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
Ramírez Gabriela	....	on-set dresser
David Galvan	....	set painter
Cheryl Gould	....	leadman
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor
Billy Hunter	....	set designer
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
Patrick Janicke	....	concept designer
James Jones	....	lead sculptor
Gary A. Krakoff	....	construction coordinator
Brian Larsen	....	storyboard artist
Lyle Maves	....	lead plasterer foreman
Desma Murphy	....	assistant art director
Steven O'Bannon	....	hod carrier
Richard Reynolds	....	set designer
Paul Rudish	....	illustrator
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
G.W. Brown	....	supervising adr editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
David Kern	....	sound effects editor
Steve Kohler	....	pre-mix recordist
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr recordist
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr recordist: Vancouver
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Ross Levy	....	utility sound technician
Kimberly Lowe Voigt	....	dialogue editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Sean McCoy	....	adr recordist
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles W. Ritter	....	sound effects editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Ann L. Thornberg	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Toon	....	supervising sound editor
Mark A. Tracy	....	first assistant sound editor
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Dan Yale	....	foley editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Chris Bailey	....	special effects
Craig Barnett	....	special effects coordinator: first unit (as Craig 'Tex' Barnett)
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects
Oana Bogdan	....	assistant art director: SPFX
Erick Brennan	....	special effects consultant
David A. Brooke	....	special effects moldmaker
Al Broussard	....	special effects supervisor
Scott Conner	....	mold/fabrication department
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
William N. Greene III	....	special effects leadman (as William Greene III)
Jason Hansen	....	special effects technician
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects technician
Thomas Rasada	....	special effects foreman (as Tom Rasada)
Larry Roberts	....	pyrotechnics foreman
Robert Simokovic	....	special effects foreman: second unit
Valek Sykes	....	special effects
Hill Vinot	....	mold maker: Sota FX
Tim Walkey	....	special effects foreman
David Wood	....	shop foreman (as Dave Wood)

Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo	....	on-set visual effects producer: Asylum
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	digital manager: Furious FX
Andy Barrios	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Andy Barrios	....	compositor
Judith Bell	....	paint/wire removal
Elissa Bello	....	rotoscope/paint supervisor: Asylum
Glen Bennett	....	compositor
Aaron Benoit	....	production assistant: Asylum
Jeffrey Benoit	....	pre-visualization artist
Kevin Bouchez	....	compositor
Leslie Brennan	....	3D tracking: Asylum
Leslie Brennan	....	matchmove artist: Asylum
Phil Brennan	....	compositor
Shannan Burkley	....	matte painter: Asylum (as Shannon Burkley)
Joseph Carson	....	visual effects editor
Kathy Chasen-Hay	....	visual effects producer: Asylum
Timothy Clark	....	lead matte painter: Asylum
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor
Kevin Culhane	....	character animator
Steve Cummings	....	effects animator
Anupam Das	....	3-D technical supervisor: Asylum (as Anupam 'Austin' Das)
Anupam Das	....	3D artist
Ralph Denson	....	general manager: Furious FX
Amit Dhawal	....	paint/wire removal
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Mitchell S. Drain	....	visual effects supervisor: Asylum (as Mitchell Drain)
Kasey Drayton	....	production assistant: Asylum
Stephen Edwards	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist
Eric Evans	....	paint/wire removal
Sean Andrew Faden	....	CG supervisor: Asylum (as Sean Faden)
Andy Foster	....	visual effects coordinator: Asylum (as Andrew Foster)
Jack Geckler	....	animator
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Pam Hammond	....	visual effects: Furious FX
Michael Hemschoot	....	lead animator: Asylum (as Michael 'Ffish' Hemshoot)
Claas Henke	....	compositor
Michael Hobbs	....	modeler: Asylum (as Mike Hobbs)
Jen Hutchinson	....	controller
Nancy Hyland	....	compositor
Joni Jacobson	....	compositor
Zach Justman	....	visual effects assistant editor
Joe Ken	....	lead compositor: Asylum
Deke Kincaid	....	digital artist: Asylum
Raymond C. King	....	lighting technical supervisor: Asylum (as Raymond King)
Ali Laventhol	....	compositor
James Lee	....	paint/wire removal
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Furious FX
Michael Lori	....	3D tracking: Asylum
Michael Lori	....	matchmover: Asylum
Sophia Lo	....	digital compositor: FuriousFx
Cornelia Magas	....	paint/wire removal
Emma McGuinness	....	visual effects executive producer: Asylum
Nathan McGuinness	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist: Furious FX (as Valerie V. McMahon)
Tony Meister	....	visual effects
Ryan Meredith	....	production assistant: Asylum
Derek Milner	....	dust removal
Steve Muangman	....	compositor
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects
Sean O'Connor	....	compositing supervisor: Furious FX
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital compositor: Furious FX
Perri Pecora	....	compositor
Monty Phillips	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dream
Corinne Pooler	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dream
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dream
Steven Poulsen	....	production assistant: Asylum
Stephanie Rogers	....	digital artist: Furious FX
Stephanie Rogers	....	digital compositor: Furious FX
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Gunther Schatz	....	lead effects animator: Asylum
Jennifer Lee Scheer	....	digital effects artist
Ira Shain	....	effects animator
Mark Shoaf	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX (as Tiffany A. Smith)
Maciek Sokalski	....	digital compositor
Narvin Specker	....	production assistant: Asylum
Hilary Sperling	....	compositor
Frank Spiziri	....	production assistant: Asylum
Dottie Starling	....	CG supervisor: Asylum
Rob Stauffer	....	effects animator
Heather Stephens	....	CG coordinator: Asylum
Greg Stuhl	....	lead modeler: Asylum
Bryan Taylor	....	visual effects artist
Marty Taylor	....	compositor
Joel H. Thornton	....	digital artist
Zachary Tucker	....	3-D technical supervisor: Asylum (as Zach Tucker)
Zachary Tucker	....	lighting technical director
Karla Ventocilla	....	digital compositor
Aaron Vest	....	lighting technical supervisor: Asylum
Dan Wanket	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Jeff Werner	....	CG producer: Asylum (as Jeff Warner)
Amy W. Wong	....	digital compositor
Hoyt Yeatman	....	visual effects consultant
Tonia Young	....	paint/wire removal
David Yrisarri	....	visual effects producer
Peipei Yuan	....	pre-visualization artist
Kevin Culhane	....	rigger: Asylum (uncredited)
Marco Recuay	....	lead compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Hank Amos	....	stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt double
Lena Baran	....	stunts
Nicole Basanda	....	stunts
Randy Beckman	....	stunts (as Randy J. Beckman)
J. Patrick Daily	....	stunts
Jacob Dewitt	....	stunts
Rockey Dickey Jr.	....	stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Tawny Marie Ellis	....	stunts (as Tawny Ellis)
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Charles Grisham	....	stunts
Millie Holladay	....	stunts
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt double
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Michael McGuire	....	stunts
Michael McGuire	....	stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
C.C. Murray	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Darrin Prescott	....	stunts
Rhonda Roberts	....	stunts
Scott Rogers	....	stunt coordinator
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunts (as Matt Rugetti)
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Craig Silva	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Alison Hyatt Simpson	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunts
Nicole Surels	....	stunt performer
Michele Waitman	....	stunts (as Michelle Waitman)
Tiffanie White	....	stunts
Jodi Lyn Wilson	....	stunt double: Kelly Preston (as Jody Lyn Brockton)
Nicole Wirtz	....	stunts
Jason Ybarra	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Babin	....	grip
Dana Baker	....	best boy grip: second unit
Danny Brazen	....	best boy grip
Mark Cueto	....	lighting technician
Louie DeMarco	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Don Devine	....	camera operator
David E. Diano	....	camera operator: second unit
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Michael Fastoso	....	grip: second unit
Scott Graves	....	rigging gaffer
Sam Griffin	....	additional rigging electrician
Daniel Griley	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Phil Hardt	....	electrician
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Jim Leidholdt	....	dolly grip
Greg Lopez	....	best boy
George Lozano Jr.	....	electrician: night sequences
Joe Macaluso	....	company grip
David Maddux	....	gaffer
Rick Maddux	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael Martino	....	first assistant camera
David J. McGraw	....	video operator
Michael McGuire	....	stunt rigging key grip
Kevin McKnight	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan McMahon	....	electrician
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator
Jason Parrillo	....	electrician
Haydn Pazanti	....	camera loader: second unit
Doug Price	....	film loader
Scott Andrew Ressler	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electrician
Jan Ruona	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Sadler	....	rigging electric
Gregory J. Schmidt	....	libra head operator
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Tim Speed	....	dimmer operator
Robert Sterry	....	video assist operator: second unit
Ian Strang	....	electrician
Paul E. Sutton	....	crane operator: Technocrane
David Taylor	....	second assistant camera
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
James 'Biff' Thomsen	....	rigging electrician
Paul Tilden	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jon R. Tower	....	gaffer: second unit
Anthony Van Dyk	....	set lighting technician
Mike Visencio	....	electrician
Michael J. Walker	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Scott Wells	....	grip
Darryl Wilson	....	best boy: second unit
Jerald L. Wilson	....	electrician
Jerald L. Wilson	....	lamp operator

Animation Department
Matthew Hackett	....	animator
Erik Lee	....	animator
Kenneth Pelletier	....	animator: titles, Picture Mill

Casting Department
Maryellen Aviano	....	extras casting coordinator
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Kari Mills	....	extras casting assistant
Karen Faith Rothwell	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sara Auhagen	....	tailor
Christine Bieselin Clark	....	assistant costume designer (as Christine Bieselin)
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	specialty costumer
Deborah Curtis	....	costumer
Tisha Jahnke	....	costume production assistant
Jayne Marie Kehoe	....	set costumer
Heather Mages	....	specialty costumes
Lloyd Matthews	....	specialty costumes
Tim Northon	....	costume props
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
Mark Villalobos	....	specialty costumes
Jerry Constantine	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)
Connor McCullagh	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)
Paul Sutt	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jana Lynn Gold	....	associate editor
Scott Gregory	....	digital color timer
Michelle Herrin	....	post-production assistant
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Jeff Smithwick	....	film timer
Devin Sterling	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Connie Boylan	....	orchestra contractor
Lisa Brown	....	music supervisor
Brandon Christy	....	music programmer: synthesizer
Stephen M. Davis	....	music editor: score (as Stephen Davis)
Mark Gasbarro	....	additional orchestrator
Jack Hayes	....	additional orchestrator
Larry Kenton	....	additional orchestrator
Alex Levy	....	assistant music editor
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
Kevin Ripel	....	music programmer: synthesizer
Jennifer Ross	....	music coordinator
Chad Seiter	....	score assistant
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Chris Tilton	....	additional orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Booker White	....	music preparation
Reggie Wilson	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Jim Oge Jr.	....	driver
Tom Rebber	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Whisenant	....	driver: Kelly Preston

Other crew
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager
Toni Atterbury	....	unit publicist
Jessica Bouz	....	set production assistant (as Jessica Hart)
Jill Breitzman	....	production secretary
Julian Brown	....	production assistant
Robert Cable	....	first assistant accountant
Phil DeSanti	....	set production assistant
Kieron Dwyer	....	illustrator: prologue and epilogue
Karen Faust	....	second assistant accountant
Candela Figueira	....	production assistant: second unit
Todd Fullerton	....	24 frame video/computer engineer
Kit Giordano	....	assistant: Andrew Gunn
Vanessa Grayson	....	utility stand-in
Bill Greenfield	....	production assistant
Barbara Gutman	....	production accountant
Marc W. Havener	....	key set production assistant
Marie Healy	....	assistant location manager
Kimberly James	....	additional set production assistant
Judith Jennings	....	studio teacher
Keith Jones	....	set production assistant
William Jorgenson	....	assistant location manager
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service
Erin Kaufman	....	production coordinator
Margery Kimbrough	....	script supervisor: second unit
David O. Krupnick	....	set medic
William Lebeda	....	creative supervisor: titles, Picture Mill
Beth J. Linden	....	additional set production assistant
Steven J. Madonna	....	computer systems manager: Furious FX
Alyssa Mauney	....	assistant: Mike Mitchell
Justin Maurice	....	assistant: Ann Marie Sanderlin
Sebastian Mazzola	....	production assistant
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant
Eddie Mensore	....	production assistant
Nicole Neeman	....	production assistant
Joseph Payo	....	production assistant
Kate Pulley	....	set production assistant
Chuck Radtke	....	production assistant
Nancy S. Rand	....	second assistant accountant
Albert Salsich	....	assistant location manager
Holli Strickland	....	set production assistant
Scout Taylor-Compton	....	adr loop group
Mike Trozzo	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexander Vegh	....	previsualization supervisor
Michele Waitman	....	cheerleading choreographer
Dannon Walters	....	craft service
Connie Wang	....	script clearance administrator
Amy Denning Winfrey	....	payroll accountant
Ellen Wolff	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Max Stronghold Productions Inc.
• Gunn Films
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects and animation)
• Furious FX (visual effects)
• Buena Vista Imaging (opticals and visual effects)
• Graphic Nature
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Sound  post-production sound services
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering