Skyrunners
| Skyrunners | |
|---|---|
 Promotional image for the film. | |
| Directed by | Ralph Hemecker |
| Written by | Richard C. Okie Adam Wilson Melanie Wilson |
| Produced by | Richard C. Okie |
| Starring | Joey Pollari Kelly Blatz Linda Kash Conrad Coates Jacqueline MacInnes Wood Nathan Stephenson Aisha Dee |
Production companies | Ranger Productions Shaftesbury Services II, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Disney XD |
Release date | November 27, 2009 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Skyrunners is the first Disney XD Original Movie that had premiered on November 27, 2009 on Disney XD.[1]
Plot
Teenage Brothers Nick and Tyler come across a UFO that crashed near their town. Soon after evading the government, mainly agent Armstrong, and keeping the UFO in seclusion, Tyler goes through dramatic physical changes and gains super powers. The situation becomes even more difficult to cover up considering Tyler is being constantly blown off by Nick, due to Nick's efforts at chasing Julie Gunn. After having literally no one to turn to, Tyler decides to tell agent Armstrong about the UFO. After agent Armstrong explains to Tyler what is happening to him, he shoots the ship, thereby critically damaging it. Agent Armstrong reveals himself to be an alien in disguise and captures Tyler. Nick, feeling guilty for constantly doubting and ignoring Tyler, comes to the UFO hideout to try and apologize. Upon finding that Tyler is missing, he begins and attempt to repair the UFO. After trying all night, he is successful, and the UFO takes him to the underground fortress in which the aliens are residing. Nick locates Tyler and frees him from his holding cell. The brothers uncover that aliens are planning to take over earth by polluting the atmosphere. Tyler then uses an alien toxin to destroy the aliens and escape in the UFO. Although, they do not succeed in destroying all of them and are chased by the surviving aliens. After defeating the remaining aliens, the UFO crashes at Nick's high school graduation. Nick then uses fixing the UFO as his science project and is allowed to graduate. Nick wins Julie over, Tyler gets a date with Katie Wallace, and they get to keep the UFO. Assuming that all of the aliens were destroyed, the boys go on with their lives. Although, four of the aliens survive and are plotting another attack on the human race, thus leaving the possibility of a sequel.
Cast
- Joey Pollari as Tyler Burns
- Kelly Blatz as Nick Burns
- Linda Kash as Robin Burns
- Conrad Coates as Agent Armstrong
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Julie Gunn
- Nathan Stephenson as Darryl Butler
- Aisha Dee as Katie Wallace
- Thomas Stoneman as Hubert
Promotion
A teaser trailer for the movie was released on DisneyXD.com to promote the movie.[1]. On November 13, the song Low Day, the song of the movie, aired in world premiere on Radio Disney and Disney XD. The song is performed by Capra, in which Kelly Blatz is the lead singer. This song has been heard in the Expedia commercial.
It has been confirmed that Skyrunners will premiere on Disney Channel in early 2010 .[citation needed]
Release
| Country / Region | Network(s) | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
 United States
|
Disney XD (United States) | November 27, 2009 |
 Canada
|
Family Channel | November 27, 2009 |
 Spain
|
Disney XD (Spain) | December 11, 2009 |
 Portugal
|
Disney Channel | December 21, 2009 |
 Poland
|
Disney XD (Poland) | December 26, 2009 |
 United Kingdom
|
Disney XD (UK & Ireland) | January 29, 2010 |
    Scandinavia  Arab World
|
Disney XD Scandinavia | December 21 , 2010 |
 The Netherlands
|
Disney XD (Netherlands) | April 3, 2010 |
Filming
Filming was done at parts of Epsom Girls Grammar School, with some students from Epsom Girls Grammar School and Auckland Grammar School auditioning minor parts.[citation needed]