IMDb 3.5 1985 HD

Sky High

Sky High

1985
Action Adventure Comedy
109 min NR USA
2.2 / 10
3.5 IMDB

A group of American students traveling in Greece find themselves accidentally involved with a new type of drug--and the gang that wants it.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Nico Mastorakis
Starring
Daniel Hirsch / Clayton Norcross / Frank Schultz / Lauren Taylor / Janet Taylor / Karen Verlaine / John Lawrence / Yvette Jarvis

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

uneven tense predictable engaging standard gritty mature ordinary intriguing subdued dark competent

Reviews

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Penelope Croft
May 21, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

The 1985 film 'Sky High' presents a scenario that feels both familiar and underdeveloped. A group of American students, including Daniel Hirsch and Clayton Norcross, find themselves in the crosshairs of a drug syndicate during their Greek holiday.…

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Thomas Sterling
May 21, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

‘Sky High’ (1985) is an intriguing if somewhat overlooked entry in the annals of 80s cinematic thrillers. The narrative, which sees American students including Lauren Taylor and Frank Schultz entangled with a dangerous drug operation in Greece, possesses…

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Isobel Davies
May 21, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

One arrives at 'Sky High' expecting perhaps a more spirited adventure, but the 1985 film delivers a rather subdued affair. The premise of American students in Greece getting involved with a drug gang, featuring Daniel Hirsch and Janet…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 21, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

‘Sky High’ from 1985 offers a snapshot of youthful indiscretion meeting organised crime on the sun-drenched shores of Greece. The story, featuring Daniel Hirsch and Clayton Norcross, centres on students caught in the dangerous currents of a new…

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Eleanor Vance
May 21, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

This 1985 offering, 'Sky High', presents a rather familiar premise of young Americans abroad finding trouble. Daniel Hirsch and his fellow students are thrust into a Greek underworld fuelled by a new drug and the desperate characters who…

FAQs

As a film from 1985, 'Sky High' occupies a space within the broader landscape of 80s cinema. While it may not be as widely recognised as some of its contemporaries, its specific plot involving students, drugs, and a Greek setting could appeal to viewers interested in genre films of the era. Its legacy is perhaps more niche, appealing to those who seek out less mainstream cinematic experiences from that period.