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''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' is a 2004 movie [[George Lucas Throwback|homage]] to the [[Two-Fisted Tales]] of the 1930's. The film follows the adventures of [[Ace Pilot]] 'Joe' Sullivan, known as [[The Red Baron|Sky Captain]] (Jude Law) and newspaper reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow).

* [[Apologetic Attacker]] - [[Played With]]: {{spoiler|Totenkopf's note at his deathchair reads "Forgive me", and there's indications he tried to shut down his robot servant that was hunting scientists.}}

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Polly and Joe bicker throughout the movie.

* [[Bedmate Reveal]]: After an [[Outrun the Fireball]] moment, Polly wakes up naked in a bed next to an equally naked Joe. An embarrassed Polly tells him to turn around, which a grinning Joe does only to find he's also in bed with their guide, Kaji, who [[Fan Disservice|is also naked.]]

* [[Bilingual Dialogue]]: Polly can understand both written and spoken German.

* [[It Is Beyond Saving]]: Totenkopf's [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|motive]] in creating his World of Tomorrow (and destroying the old one in the process).

* [[It's the Only Way]]: Spoofed.

''(Sky Captain and Polly step across the [[Door of Doom|booby-trapped threshold]], holding hands, in lock-step and are relieved to be unharmed)''<br />

'''Dex:''' "...I meant throw something." }}

* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: The walkways inside the rocket ship. They're barely wide enough to walk on, and have no railings.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Polly is visibly annoyed when fellow fliers (and [[Love Triangle|implied ex-lovers]]) Franky and Joe share an incomprehensible nostalgia moment.

* [[One Bullet Left]]: Polly is down to one shot left in her camera, so she's forced to forgo the chance to photograph {{spoiler|the lost kingdom of Shangri-La, a top-secret flying aircraft carrier, a giant prehistoric bird, and every creature on Earth being loaded two-by-two into a giant rocketship. In the end Polly passes up the Scoop of the Century for a photograph of Joe... who [[Crowning Moment of Funny|promptly informs her she left the lens cap on]].}}<ref>Except the point of view during the shot is facing Polly and the front of her camera, and the audience can clearly see the lens cap is ''not'' on. Though you could [[Hand Wave]] this as Joe messing with her again.</ref>

* [[Percussive Prevention]]: Joe knocks out Polly {{spoiler|to stop her accompanying him on a one-way trip to destroy Totenkopf's rocketship. It doesn't work.}}