Andrew Long, drilled the actors in a 'boot camp' style situation, often testing them with rehearsals of actual combat drills. Hilary Duff was made an honorary Cadet Sergeant of the school during the production.

Andrew's College, a private school in Ontario, Canada. There were also some scenes that were taken in St. Primary filming for the school scenes was done at the Robert Land Academy, a military school in Canada. Shawn Ashmore as Cadet Major Brad Rigby.Christy Carlson Romano as Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone.They find and rescue him, but by the time Kelly gets back to the competition, they're only down by five points. Kelly, and Sir leave the competition when Kelly's father calls her on the her cell, which is their 'lifeline.' She makes the drill team and even helps the school win second place at the regional drill competition.ĭuring the competition her father, who had promised to be there, is injured during a photo shooting, in which he falls over the side of a cliff edge. However, she gradually takes a liking to them and tries out. They reach the point of being taken to court and seeing Kelly sentenced to shine the uniforms of the drill team, a team she looked down upon, seeing the drill team members as robots.

Kelly at first has trouble fitting in and obeying the orders of the officers above her, especially Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone, played by Christy Carlson Romano, who likes a fellow student named Cadet Major Brad Rigby who is played by Shawn Ashmore. When her new stepfather becomes the Commandant of a military school, Kelly enrolls there because it is the only school in the area.

The plot of the movie concerns Kelly, a hyperactive and free-spirited eighth grade girl whose mother gets married to Brigadier General Joe 'Sir' Maxwell (played by Gary Cole).

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