The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
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Plot.
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.
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Cast & Crew.
Jay Underwood
Eric
Fred Savage
Louis
Bonnie Bedelia
Charlene
Colleen Dewhurst
Mrs. Sherman
Fred Gwynne
Uncle Hugo
Lucy Deakins
Milly
Jason Priestley
Gary
Nick Castle
The Coupe de Villes / Director / Writer
Cameron Bancroft
Joe
Janet MacLachlan
Mrs. D'Gregario
Mindy Cohn
Geneva
Jennifer Michas
Mona
Michelle Bardeaux
Erin
Aura Pithart
Colette
Chris Arnold
Sonny
Sean Kelso
Bad Boy
Meredith Bain Woodward
Female Administrator
Raimund Stamm
Attendant #1
Dan Zale
Attendant #2
Dwight Koss
Dad
Jim McLarty
Tour Guide
Betty Phillips
Institute Receptionist
Terry David Mulligan
Mr. Brandt
Tannis Rae
Ms. O'Neil
Tom Heaton
Dr. Nelson
Angela Gann
Mrs. Betuel
Scott Irvine
Officer
Karen Siegel
Dr. Karen Siegel
John Carpenter
The Coupe de Villes
Tommy Lee Wallace
The Coupe de Villes
Warren Carr
Guest Coupe
Warren Carr
Max
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Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$7,177,431
Filming LocationsVancouver, Canada
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This Movie Is About.
autism
flight
widowed mother
autistic
Wiki.
The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and released theatrically on August 15, 1986.
The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-year-old Milly Michaelson, Jay Underwood as Eric Gibb, a boy with autism, Bonnie Bedelia as Milly's mother, Fred Savage as Milly's little brother, Colleen Dewhurst as a teacher, Fred Gwynne as Eric's uncle, Janet MacLachlan, and Mindy Cohn. After the suicide of her terminally ill father, Milly becomes friends with Eric, who lost both of his parents to a plane crash. Together, Eric and Milly find ways to cope with the loss and the pain as they escape to faraway places.
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