View from the Top is a 2003 romantic comedy film about a young woman from a small town who sets out to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant. The film was directed by Bruno Barreto, and stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, and Mark Ruffalo. Donna Jensen is a girl from a small town from Nevada who wishes to see the world in order to get away from her unhappy life of living in a trailer with her alcoholic mother, a former Las Vegas showgirl, and her abusive, alcoholic boyfriend. After graduating from high school, Donna tries to make ends meet by working as a clerk in a Big... Lots. One day, she reads a book by Sally Weston, My Life in the Sky and decides to follow her destiny by becoming a flight attendant. Her first position is at a small, seedy California commuter airline but this success builds her confidence up and encourages her to attend open interviews for Royalty Airlines. She convinces her two co-workers, Sherry and Christine , to join her. While Christine and Donna get in, Sherry does not.
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| Release date: | March 21, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Bruno Barreto |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Brad Grey, Matthew Baer, Bobby Cohen |
| Editor: | Christopher Greenbury, Ray Hubley, Charles Ireland |
| Music by: | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography: | Affonso Beato |
| Screenplay by: | Eric Wald |
| Genre: | Comedy |