Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American pulp adventure science fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut. The film is set in an alternative 1939 and follows the adventures of Polly Perkins , a newspaper reporter, and Harry Joseph "Joe" Sullivan , alias "Sky Captain," as they track down the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf , who is seeking to build the "World of Tomorrow". Conran spent four years making a black and white teaser trailer with a bluescreen set up in his living room and using a Macintosh IIci personal computer. He was able to show it to... producer Jon Avnet, who was so impressed that he spent two years working with the aspiring filmmaker on his screenplay. No major studio was interested in financing such an unusual film with a first-time director. Avnet convinced Aurelio De Laurentiis to finance Sky Captain without a distribution deal.
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| Release date: | September 14, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Kerry Conran |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Marsha Oglesby, Jon Avnet |
| Editor: | Sabrina Plisco |
| Music by: | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography: | Eric Adkins |
| Screenplay by: | Kerry Conran |
| Estimated budget: | $70,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller, Action |