View from the Top (2003)

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Writer (WGA):

Eric Wald (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Don't stop till you reach the top.

Plot:

A small-town woman tries to achieve her goal of becoming a flight attendant.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Flight Attendant | Destiny | Eiffel Tower Paris | Paris France

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christina Applegate	...	Christine Montgomery
Candice Bergen	...	Sally Weston
Marc Blucas	...	Tommy Boulay
Frederick Coffin	...	Mr. Stewart
Chelsey Cole	...	Donna - 6 Yrs. Old
Nadia Dajani	...	Paige
John Francis Daley	...	Rodney
Stacey Dash	...	Angela Samona
Troy Evans	...	Customer
David Hayward	...	Pete
Jorge R. Hernandez	...	Spanish Man
Duane King	...	Royalty Operations Clerk
Rob Lowe	...	Co-Pilot Steve Bench
Joshua Malina	...	Randy Jones (as Josh Malina)
Christina Malpero	...	Rita Sanchez

Also Known As:

A View from the Top (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language/sexual references.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The segment where the trainee flight attendants at Royalty Airways are undergoing training by Mike Myers's character included a lesson on how to deal with terrorists. The scene was cut from the film, and was not included on the DVD release as a deleted scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Christine makes the "assess the window" comment, she is wearing the long sleeve teal shirt, but in Donna's reaction shot she is wearing the sleeveless teal shirt. When it's Donna's turn to "assess the window", she is wearing the long sleeve shirt. The class dresses identically throughout the training course.

Quotes:

Donna Jensen: I just worry if I really fall in love with Ted, what's going to happen to everything I've worked so hard for?
Randy: OK, fine, don't fall in love with him.
Donna Jensen: That's kinda where I'm having the problem.
Randy: It just takes willpower, is all. I mean, you didn't fall in love with me, did you?
Donna Jensen: You're gay.
Randy: But, it still took willpower, didn't it?

Movie Connections:

References "The Flintstones" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Downtime

maddeningly empty

It's not too often that a movie comes along that is so bad it makes me angry... but this is one.

I kept waiting for a laugh that never came, and was further insulted by the non-committal soundtrack. Was it supposed to insinuate girl-power? Maybe if you like country/rock uplifting go-girl artists... maybe its just me.

Mike Myers absolutely stole the few scenes he did appear in, but wasn't enough to make this movie bearable. And although it was painted a la Down With Love, it did nothing to uphold the style statement it seemed to be trying to make.

ooooh pink and blue! It stunk.