Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy. This was Disney Channel's second film filmed in Canada. The plot of the movie concerns Kelly, a free-spirited eighth grade girl whose mother gets married to Brigadier General Joe "Sir" Maxwell . When her new stepfather becomes the Commandant of a military school, George Washington Military Academy, Kelly and her family move upstate. Kelly has to enroll at the school,... since it is the only school in the area, leaving behind her art school and her best friend Amanda. On her first day at military school, she befriends Carla , a girl who has been there for a long time and shows her the ropes. Kelly, at first, has trouble fitting in and obeying the orders of the officers above her, especially Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone , who has a crush on Cadet Major Brad Rigby . Kelly feels drawn to Brad instantly, and competes with Captain Stone for his attention.
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| Release date: | March 8, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Larry Shaw |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 101 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kevin Lafferty |
| Music by: | David Kitay |
| Screenplay by: | Gail Parent, Michael Walsh |
| Genre: | Children's, Comedy |