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They begin investigating the affairs of the [[Mad Scientist|mysterious German scientist]], Dr Totenkopf, after his machines attack [[New York City]]. Further implicating Totenkopf is a string of kidnapped scientists all leading back to his involvment.
They begin investigating the affairs of the [[Mad Scientist|mysterious German scientist]], Dr Totenkopf, after his machines attack [[New York City]]. Further implicating Totenkopf is a string of kidnapped scientists all leading back to his involvment.


The plot shamelessly uses the [[Awesome but Impractical|outrageous gadgets]] and cliches of the [[Pulp Magazine]] and [[Comic Book]] genres, plus numerous [[Shout Out|shout outs]] to other media of the period. Filmed with live actors against computer-generated surroundings, the movie did not make enough money to offset its production costs, so a sequel is unlikely.
The plot shamelessly uses the [[Awesome but Impractical|outrageous gadgets]] and cliches of the [[Pulp Magazine]] and [[Comic Book]] genres, plus numerous [[Shout-Out|shout outs]] to other media of the period. Filmed with live actors against computer-generated surroundings, the movie did not make enough money to offset its production costs, so a sequel is unlikely.
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=== The movie has the following [[Awesome but Impractical]] machines: ===
=== The movie has the following [[Awesome but Impractical]] machines: ===
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* [[Humongous Mecha|Humongous]] [[Tin Can Robot|Tin Can]] [[Humongous Mecha|Mecha]]: Giant bipedal robots armed with [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] stomp through the streets of New York. They can [[Flying Brick|fly as well]].
* [[Humongous Mecha|Humongous]] [[Tin Can Robot|Tin Can]] [[Humongous Mecha|Mecha]]: Giant bipedal robots armed with [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] stomp through the streets of New York. They can [[Flying Brick|fly as well]].
* [[Military Mashup Machine]]: Sky Captain's Curtiss P-40 can change into a submersible. It also has the ability to project limpet mines and [[Grappling Hook Gun|grapnel-wires]].
* [[Military Mashup Machine]]: Sky Captain's Curtiss P-40 can change into a submersible. It also has the ability to project limpet mines and [[Grappling Hook Gun|grapnel-wires]].
* [[Schizo Tech]]: A radio-imager drone sends back underwater pictures to Franky's heliocarrier. Also, zeppelins next to mecha, and UCAVs.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: A radio-imager drone sends back underwater pictures to Franky's heliocarrier. Also, zeppelins next to mecha, and UCAVs.
* [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships]]: Totenkopf's brobdingnagian [[Retro Rocket]].
* [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships]]: Totenkopf's brobdingnagian [[Retro Rocket]].
* [[Spider Tank]]: The crab robots guarding the underwater approaches to Totenkopf's [[Island Base|island]].
* [[Spider Tank]]: The crab robots guarding the underwater approaches to Totenkopf's [[Island Base|island]].
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* [[Diesel Punk]]: With a healthy helping of [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla Punk]] to boot.
* [[Diesel Punk]]: With a healthy helping of [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla Punk]] to boot.
* [[Disintegrator Ray]]: [[Gadgeteer Genius]] Dex is shown testing a [[Buck Rogers]] raygun that can burn a hole through solid metal with luminous <s>Lifesavers</s> rings of energy.
* [[Disintegrator Ray]]: [[Gadgeteer Genius]] Dex is shown testing a [[Buck Rogers]] raygun that can burn a hole through solid metal with luminous <s>Lifesavers</s> rings of energy.
* [[Dog Fighting Furballs]]: Multiple furballs, including air ''and'' submarine battles.
* [[Dogfighting Furballs]]: Multiple furballs, including air ''and'' submarine battles.
* [[Doing It for The Art]]: The film's creator spent years developing software to achieve a film with ''this specific look,'' and then pitched a film around it.
* [[Doing It for The Art]]: The film's creator spent years developing software to achieve a film with ''this specific look,'' and then pitched a film around it.
* [[The Dragon]]: Dr. Totenkopf's [[Action Girl]] agent. {{spoiler|A rather extreme case of [[Dragon Their Feet]].}}
* [[The Dragon]]: Dr. Totenkopf's [[Action Girl]] agent. {{spoiler|A rather extreme case of [[Dragon Their Feet]].}}
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'''Dex:''' "...I meant throw something." }}
'''Dex:''' "...I meant throw something." }}
* [[Justified Title]]: The [[Character Name and The Noun Phrase]] title is obviously a reference to the retro-futuristic nature of the movie, but "Sky Captain" is the nickname of the main character, and the villain calls his scheme {{spoiler|to seed life on another planet}} the "World of Tomorrow".
* [[Justified Title]]: The [[Character Name and The Noun Phrase]] title is obviously a reference to the retro-futuristic nature of the movie, but "Sky Captain" is the nickname of the main character, and the villain calls his scheme {{spoiler|to seed life on another planet}} the "World of Tomorrow".
* [[Let's Split Up Gang]]: Sky Captain, while in Dr. Totenkopf's abandoned uranium mine.
* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: Sky Captain, while in Dr. Totenkopf's abandoned uranium mine.
* [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]]: The laboratory of Dr. Walter Jennings (with mutated fetus and tiny elephant), and the room in [[Shamgri La|Shangri-La]] (shown in a deleted scene) where Totenkopf conducted experiments on radiation victims from his uranium mine.
* [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]]: The laboratory of Dr. Walter Jennings (with mutated fetus and tiny elephant), and the room in [[Shamgri La|Shangri-La]] (shown in a deleted scene) where Totenkopf conducted experiments on radiation victims from his uranium mine.
* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]]: Kidnapping scientists -> {{spoiler|Plot to build a spaceship that will destroy the Earth's atmosphere.}}
* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]]: Kidnapping scientists -> {{spoiler|Plot to build a spaceship that will destroy the Earth's atmosphere.}}
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* [[Shoot Out the Lock]]: The title character throws an object and hits the control box for a door, causing the door to close.
* [[Shoot Out the Lock]]: The title character throws an object and hits the control box for a door, causing the door to close.
* [[Shoulder Cannon]]: The missile launcher of the [[Giant Robot]] guarding the underwater entrance to Dr. Totenkopf's island.
* [[Shoulder Cannon]]: The missile launcher of the [[Giant Robot]] guarding the underwater entrance to Dr. Totenkopf's island.
* [[Shout Out]]: '''By the dozen'''. Everything from ''The Land That Time Forgot'', ''[[The Neverending Story (Film)|The Neverending Story]]'', Apple's ''1984'' commercial, ''[[Star Wars]] Episode I'' and the anime film ''[[Castle in The Sky]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: '''By the dozen'''. Everything from ''The Land That Time Forgot'', ''[[The Neverending Story (Film)|The Neverending Story]]'', Apple's ''1984'' commercial, ''[[Star Wars]] Episode I'' and the anime film ''[[Castle in The Sky]]''.
** Some people view the movie as a [[Spiritual Licensee]] of ''[[Crimson Skies]].''
** Some people view the movie as a [[Spiritual Licensee]] of ''[[Crimson Skies]].''
** Godzilla appears on one of the newspaper headlines in a "blink and you'll miss it" cameo
** Godzilla appears on one of the newspaper headlines in a "blink and you'll miss it" cameo
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