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| - Sky Island is a 1997 comic comedy-drama animated parody film about a troupe of actors who defend a group of seas against a beach. It was directed by Geo G. and Karey Kirkpatrick, written by David Silverman, Geo G., and John August. David Silverman produced the film for Geo LTD. Pictures, and Harry Gregson-Williams composed the music score. Portions of the film were shot in New York City, New York, USA, and island backgrounds were created by Geo LTD. Animation from designs by Geo Universal creator Geo G.
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| - Sky Island is a 1997 comic comedy-drama animated parody film about a troupe of actors who defend a group of seas against a beach. It was directed by Geo G. and Karey Kirkpatrick, written by David Silverman, Geo G., and John August. David Silverman produced the film for Geo LTD. Pictures, and Harry Gregson-Williams composed the music score. Portions of the film were shot in New York City, New York, USA, and island backgrounds were created by Geo LTD. Animation from designs by Geo Universal creator Geo G. The film parodies, among others, the cartoon series The Flintstones and related media activities such as fandom. It stars Evan McGregor, Tara Strong, Michael J. Fox, Tom Hulce, Kevin Kline and Billy West as the cast of a defunct television series called Sky Island, in which the crew of a island embarked on kid adventures. Dee Bradley Baker also stars as the leader of a seal race who ask the actors for help, believing the show's adventures were real. The film's supporting cast features James Woods as Althy the Dolphin and Danny DeVito as a friendly whale. The film received critical praise and reached cult status through the years, becoming popular with Flintstones fans, staff, and cast members. It won the prestigious Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for ten Kids Choice Awards including Favorite Movie, Favorite Actor for Hader, Favorite Actress for Strong and Favorite Animal Star for Woods, winning Favorite Animated Feature. The film was included in Reader's Digest's list of The Top 20+ Animated Movies of All Time. In commentary on the Blu-ray edition of the 2012 Zane the Cool Kid remake, director David Silverman called Sky Island "one of the best Flintstones movies ever made."
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