Cloud 9 (2014 film)

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Cloud 9
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Genre Sports
Drama
Romance
Teen
Written byJustin Ware
Directed by Paul Hoen
Starring
Music by Alex Wurman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Ashley Tisdale
Jessica Rhodes
Kirkland Tibbels
Shaun White [1]
CinematographySuki Medencevic
EditorGirish Bhargava
Running time85 minutes
Production companies Salty Pictures, Inc
Blondie Girl Productions
Original release
Network Disney Channel
ReleaseJanuary 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)

Cloud 9 is a 2014 American romantic sports drama television film directed by Paul Hoen and written by Justin Ware. It stars Dove Cameron, Luke Benward, Kiersey Clemons and Mike C. Manning. [2] The film is set in the world of competitive snowboarding. [3] [4] The first promo aired on November 29, 2013 during the premiere of "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas". The film premiered on January 17, 2014 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.

Contents

Plot

Kayla Morgan begins training to win the "Fire and Ice" snowboarding competition alongside her boyfriend Nick Swift, the son of team coach Sebastian Swift. The previous year, a video went viral of famous snowboarder Will Cloud failing to perform a move he created called “Cloud 9,” causing Will to end his snowboarding career and find work at his family's dog kennel. While riding Will’s sled, Kayla crashes into a mountain lodge sign, demolishing it and the sled in the process.

Her parents, Richard and Madeline, offer to fix the sign, but Kayla has to work at the kennel to replace Will’s sled. Will tells Kayla that she only made the team because of her dad’s donations to them. Kayla is later kicked off the team due to the accident. She confronts Nick about his unwillingness to defend her, and Nick eventually admits that she isn’t good enough to win Fire and Ice.

The next day, Will arrives at the kennel with his friends, Dink and Sam. When Kayla overhears Will lecturing Sam about his snowboarding technique, she realizes Will is a more talented snowboarder than he is given credit for. Nick breaks up with Kayla, believing she is distracting him from the competition.

Kayla asks Will to train her for Fire and Ice, offering to remodel the kennel in exchange, but Will refuses. Will says there would be no point since she doesn’t have a team to train with, but Kayla decides to form a team with Will’s old teammates, calling them the Hot Doggers. She then learns that the Swifts have replaced her with famous snowboarder Skye Sailor. Will eventually agrees to train Kayla. Under Will’s guidance, her performance greatly improves, though Nick grows jealous at the budding friendship between the two.

Impressed by the remodeled kennel and grateful towards Kayla for restoring Will’s former passion, Andrea agrees to give the two a day off. While out with Will, Kayla asks him to join the Hot Doggers. The next morning, Kayla overhears her father worrying that she will lose to the Swifts, which strengthens her resolve.

Later, Kayla asks Will to teach her the Cloud 9, but Will says she is not ready. Determined, Kayla takes a helicopter to the top of the notoriously tall Tyson's Peak and bravely snowboards down the mountain, unaware that she is being broadcast on TV from the helicopter. On the way down, she causes an avalanche that buries her under the snow. When Will and Donald rescue her, Kayla admits that she boarded down the peak to impress Will into teaching her the Cloud 9.

After being ridiculed by Nick for taking a fall while boarding, Will finally agrees to teach Kayla the Cloud 9. After a few failed attempts, Nick arrives and tells Will that he would be at fault if Kayla were to injure herself. Will accuses Kayla of being obsessed with winning Nick back, and the ensuing argument culminates in a kiss. Later, Kayla is invited to rejoin the Swifts by Sebastian, and she accepts.

However, Kayla changes her mind and rejoins the Hot Doggers before the competition. Nick wins the men’s title at Fire and Ice, making Kayla the only chance the Hot Doggers have left against the Swift team. Skye delivers an impressive performance, ensuring Kayla can only beat her with a near-perfect score. Right before her round in Run 2, Richard apologizes to Kayla for not believing in her. Nick, tired of the constant pressure from his father, then reveals to Kayla that he was forced by Sebastian to comply in kicking Kayla off the team. Kayla, now more determined than ever to beat the Swifts, decides she will perform the Cloud 9. She successfully lands the Cloud 9, scoring perfect 10 points from all the judges and making the Hot Doggers overall winners of Fire and Ice. Kayla and her friends celebrate her victory, and even Sebastian applauds her, now regretting his decision to remove her from the team.

Cast

Production

Cloud 9 was directed by Paul Hoen, produced by Salty Pictures and Blondie Girl Productions, and written by Justin Ware, Don D. Scott, and Katie Wech. [4] It was executive produced by Ashley Tisdale. [5] Much of the filming for the movie took place at ski resorts in Utah. [6]

Songs

Release

Cloud 9 premiered on January 17, 2014, along with the series premiere of I Didn't Do It and a special preview of Win, Lose or Draw . The film originally premiered on January 17, 2014 on Disney Channel and Family Channel. [7] It premiered on February 20, 2014 on Disney Channel (Israel), [8] on February 28, 2014 on Disney Channel (UK and Ireland), [9] on March 23, 2014 on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia), [10] and in mid-2014 on Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand). [11] Other Disney Channel networks premiered it throughout March and April, with Russia airing it March 1, Italy on March 8, the Eastern European networks on March 15, Spain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands on April 11, France on April 22, and Brazil on May 11. [12] It premiered on June 28 in Australia and on June 26 on Disney Channel (Europe, Middle East and Africa). The movie premiered in Germany in April on Disney Cinemagic.

Reception

Critical response

David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer described Cloud 9 as a quintessential Disney Channel TV movie, saying it is designed to appeal to tweens with its aspirational, romantic storyline. They noted that while Cloud 9 features exciting slow-motion action scenes, it remains engaging due to its picturesque snowy setting and the inclusion of real athletic performances behind the scenes. Hiltbrand found that delisted its formulaic elements, the film is charming and enjoyable watch for its target audience. [13] Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave Cloud 9 a score of four out of five stars and noted the depiction of positive messages and role models, saying that the film succeeds at representing the importance of believing in oneself and putting efforts to reach one's goals. [14]

Ratings

Cloud 9 was viewed by 4.96 million viewers during its original premiere. [15] [16] Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, estimated approximately 5 million viewers tuned in for the premiere of the inspirational snowboarding movie Cloud 9. The film became the second most-watched telecast of the season across all networks in the kids 2-11 (2.6 million viewers) and kids 6-11 (2.1 million viewers) demographics, ranking just behind Disney Channel’s Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas from late November. [17]

Home video sales

Cloud 9 has grossed $1,855,386 in domestic home video sales. [18]

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