American TV series or program
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
. The film is set in the world of competitive
snowboarding
.
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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
. It was viewed by 4.96 million viewers during its original premiere.
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Plot
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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
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Songs
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- Dove Cameron
and
Luke Benward
? "Cloud 9"
- Nikki Flores
and Don Benjamin ? "Across the Sky"
- The PCH Crew ? "Never Too Late" (featuring Mayru)
- Krankheadz ? "I Want It All"
- Superchick
? "One Girl Revolution"
- Meg Contonne, Cut One - "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
Broadcast
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The film 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
.
International release
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The film originally premiered on January 17, 2014 on
Disney Channel
and
Family Channel
.
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It premiered on February 20, 2014 on
Disney Channel (Israel)
,
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on February 28, 2014 on
Disney Channel (UK and Ireland)
,
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on
March 23, 2014 on
Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)
,
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and in mid-2014 on
Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)
.
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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.
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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
.
References
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- ^
Kirsh, Hayley.
"First look: Disney Channel Original Movie CLOUD 9"
. The Magazine. Archived from
the original
on February 3, 2014
. Retrieved
January 20,
2014
.
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"Breaking News - Disney Channels Worldwide Presents Plan to Build on Its Strength at Annual Meeting with Advertisers"
. TheFutonCritic.com. April 1, 2013
. Retrieved
August 3,
2013
.
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McNary, Dave anderson (March 7, 2013).
"Disney Channel Puts Spotlight on Dove Cameron with Series, Movie (EXCLUSIVE)"
. Variety
. Retrieved
August 3,
2013
.
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"Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, 'Cloud 9', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Helix' & More"
.
TV By The Numbers
. January 21, 2014. Archived from
the original
on December 11, 2015
. Retrieved
August 13,
2016
.
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"Disney Channel Original Movie 'Cloud 9' Garners 5 Million Total Viewers, 'I Didn't Do It' Premieres to 9.4 Million Viewers"
(Press release). Disney Channel. January 21, 2014. Archived from
the original
on December 23, 2015
. Retrieved
August 13,
2016
– via TV By The Numbers.
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"Not Available - Family.ca"
.
family.ca
. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2014
. Retrieved
August 24,
2015
.
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????? 9 - ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? - ?-20.2.14 ???? 19:25 - YouTube
.
YouTube
. January 27, 2014
. Retrieved
August 24,
2015
.
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"What's On"
.
disney.co.uk
. Retrieved
March 1,
2014
.
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"Disney Channel - Singapore"
. Archived from
the original
on March 15, 2014
. Retrieved
August 24,
2015
.
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"Disney Channel AU on Twitter"
.
Twitter
. Retrieved
August 24,
2015
.
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ANMTV.
"Cloud 9 - Desafio Final estreia no Disney Channel - ANMTV"
.
ANMTV
. Archived from
the original
on April 23, 2014
. Retrieved
August 24,
2015
.
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