1.  Set very high goals, aspire to the best, as in I'm sure they'll make you a partner, so reach for the sky. The sky here stands for high aspirations. Also see sky's the limit.
2.  Put your hands up high, as in One robber held the teller at gunpoint, shouting "Reach for the sky!" This usage is always put as an imperative. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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• Rating:
• Genre: War
• Movie Type: POW Drama, War Drama
• Themes: Living With Disability
• Director: Lewis Gilbert
• Main Cast: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox
• Release Year: 1956
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 136 minutes

Plot

One of the many inspirational true stories told about WWII, this is the story of Douglas Bader, an undauntable character who was involved in an accident which cost him both of his legs. Despite this, he became a WWII squadron commander and was a hero during the Battle of Britain. Shot down over France and held prisoner by the Germans, he still survived and returned to England leading 3,000 planes over London in a victory flight. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Kenneth More - Douglas Bader
• Muriel Pavlow - Thelma Bader
• Lyndon Brook - Johnny Sanderson
• Lee Patterson - Stan Turner
• Alexander Knox - Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison - Nurse Brace; Jack Watling - Peel; Nigel Green - Streatfield; Anne Leon - Sister Thornhill; Ronald Adam - Air Vice Marshal Leigh-Mallory; Charles Carson - Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding; Basil Appleby - Crowley Milling; Eddie Byrne - Sgt. Mills; Beverley Brooks - Sally; Michael Ripper - Warrant Officer; Derek Blomfield - Civilian Pilot; Avice Landone - Mrs. Bader; Eric Pohlmann - Adjutant of Prison Camp; Michael Gough - Flying Instructor; Michael Balfour; Howard Marion-Crawford - "Woody" Woodhall; Anton Diffring; Sam Kydd; Harry Locke; Clive Revill; Philip Stainton; Sydney Tafler - Robert Desoutter

Credit

John Addison - Composer (Music Score); Daniel M. Angel - Producer; Jack Asher - Cinematographer; Lewis Gilbert - Director; Lewis Gilbert - Screenwriter; Julie Harris - Costume Designer; Vernon Gilbert Harris - Screenwriter; Muir Mathieson - Musical Direction/Supervision; John Shirley - Editor; Guffroy Gilbert - Screenwriter; Bernard Robinson - Art Director; Paul Brickhill - Book Author

• Artist: Ratt
• Rating:
• Styles: Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
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Review

Although often targeted as one of the worst offenders in the much maligned hair metal scene of the '80s, Ratt's distinctive sonic signatures and generally high level of musicianship are often overlooked. Granted, the lyrics are usually vacuous and the music doesn't possess much staying power as the years go by, but, as pop-metal bands go, Ratt were better than most of their peers. Guitarist Warren DeMartini, in particular, is responsible for some of the most memorable riffs and most masterful solos of the genre. Ratt's fourth album, Reach for the Sky, wisely follows the same formula of the three records that preceded it, yielding some of the band's best material, along with the usual amount of filler. They scored a minor hit with "Way Cool Jr.," (which flaunts a groove Aerosmith would be proud of), and tracks like "City to City" and "No Surprise" also emphasize the band's strengths. But stuff like "I Want a Woman" and "Chain Reaction" demonstrate singer Stephen Pearcy's unfortunate inclination toward dumb rock clichés, a component of Ratt that consistently undermines the musical achievements of the band. ~ Andy Hinds, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
City to City			Ratt	(3:31)
I Want a Woman		Bobby Blotzer, Robbin Crosby, Juan Croucier, Beau Hill, Stephen Pearcy	Ratt	(3:58)
Way Cool Jr.		Warren DeMartini, Beau Hill, Stephen Pearcy	Ratt	(4:27)
Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds	...		Ratt	(3:08)
I Want to Love You Tonight			Ratt	(4:27)
Chain Reaction			Ratt	(3:42)
No Surprise			Ratt	(4:03)
Bottom Line			Ratt	(4:20)
What's It Gonna Be			Ratt	(4:07)
What I'm After			Ratt	(3:35)

Credits

Ratt (Main Performer), Ratt (Cover Design), Tom Banghart (Assistant Engineer), Stephen Benben (Engineer), Stephen Benben (Mixing), Bobby Blotzer (Harmonica), Bobby Blotzer (Percussion), Bobby Blotzer (Drums), Bobby Blotzer (Washboard), Chris Botti (Arranger), Butler (Cover Design), Robbin Crosby (Guitar), Robbin Crosby (Vocals (Background)), Juan Croucier (Guitar (Bass)), Juan Croucier (Vocals (Background)), Warren DeMartini (Guitar), Warren DeMartini (Vocals (Background)), Beau Hill (Producer), Beau Hill (Mixing), Marty Hornburg (Assistant Engineer), New West Horns (Horn), Stephen Pearcy (Vocals), Kent Smith (Arranger), Mike "Clay" Stone (Producer), Allan Wright (Engineer), Kosh (Cover Design), Greg Gorman (Photography), Jim Mitchell (Assistant Engineer)

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