Sky High (2005 film)

Sky High
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Mitchell
Written by
Produced byAndrew Gunn
Starring
CinematographyShelly Johnson
Edited byPeter Amundson
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$86.4 million

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. As his dormant superpowers manifest, he struggles to maintain his relationships with his old friends, learns of a threat from a mysterious supervillain, and searches for 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. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences during its original theatrical run and has since been recognized as a cult film.