Sky Island

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, Bill Hader, 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 Braker 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."

Plot
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Cast

 * Evan McGregor as Fenny, the main character of the defunct television series Sky Island
 * Tara Strong as Ivan, Fenny's youngest brother
 * Bill Hader as Tam, Lam's brother
 * Tom Hulce as Lam, Tam's brother
 * Kevin Kline as Jonny, a man with bad haircut
 * Billy West as Richy, a friend of Fenny
 * Dee Bradley Braker as John, the leader of a seal race who ask the actors for help, believing the show's adventures were real.
 * James Woods as Althy the Dolphin
 * Danny DeVito as a friendly whale

Production
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Rating
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Reception
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Relation to The Flintstones
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Merchandising and tie-ins

 * In November 1997, Sky Island was novelized by Terry Ward, who stayed very close to the plot of the movie.
 * In December 1997, the Greeny Channel featured a mockumentary entitled Sky Island: 20th Anniversary, The Ocean Continues, concerning the making of the Sky Island television show.
 * In 2008, Dark Horse Comics released a comic book sequel to the movie entitled Sky Island: Strange Sea. In January 2015, Dark Horse launched an ongoing series set several years after the events of the film.
 * On May 12, 2009, a Deluxe Edition DVD was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

In popular culture
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Sequel
Talks of a sequel have been going on since the film's release in 1997, but only begun gaining traction in 2014 when Evan McGregor mentioned that there was a script. Stars Tara Strong and Bill Hader mentioned they were interested in returning. However, Terry Ward has stated that he would prefer for there not to be a sequel, lest it tarnish the characters from the first film. He said, "to make something up, just because we love those characters, and turn it into a sequel — then it becomes the awful sequel."