Skyward (1980)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 20, 1980Release Date

Plot.
Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Koup Trenton runs an aircraft repair service and is trying desperately to get an old airplane back in the air. The three, together, put the young girl and the old plane up in the air.
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Cast & Crew.

Bette Davis
Billie Dupree

Howard Hesseman
Koup Trenton

Suzy Barbieri
Julie Ward

Marion Ross
Natalie Ward

Clu Gulager
Steve Ward

Ben Marley
Scott Billings

Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Ward

Irma P. Hall
Mrs. Sinclair

Mark Wheeler
Mr. Olsen

Jessie Lee Fulton
Secretary

Bill Thurman
Pilot #1

Rance Howard
Pilot #2

Rhonda Minton
Stephanie

Nancy Sackett
Writer

Gene Pietragallo
Jason

Greta Blackburn
Miss Russell

Jeff Nicholson
Theatre Usher

Kate Finlayson
Nurse

Rusty McCaskey
Boy in Class

Bill Blackwood
Self

Robert James Kern
Editor

Shirley Abrams
Local Casting

Thomas Herod Jr.
Second Assistant Director / Unit Production Manager

Philip Sloan
Dolly Grip

Michael Phillips
Location Manager

Peggy Shannon
Hairstylist

Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director

Jack Bennett
Special Effects

Daniel P. Hanley
Assistant Editor

Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer

Robert Wald
Sound Mixer

Robert Driskell
Gaffer

Norm Gray
Unit Production Manager

John A. Kuri
Producer / Second Unit Director

Gene Hilda
Makeup Artist

Jimi White
Makeup Artist

Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Mixer

Kerry Rike
Key Grip

Cate Hardman
Assistant Editor

Kelly Wimberly
Production Assistant

Anson Williams
Executive Producer / Story

Robert C. Jessup
Director of Photography

Lynn Decker
Hairstylist

Mike Parsons
Property Master

Patty McKiernan
Wardrobe Assistant

Bobby Hoffman
Casting

Denis Dutton
Sound Effects

Neil Roach
Camera Operator

Ron Howard
Executive Producer / Director

Jack Marty
Art Direction

Craig Huston
First Assistant Director

Jerry G. Callaway
Second Unit Director of Photography

Kathy Durning
Music Editor

Alvin Milliken
Transportation Captain

Candis Waters
Script Supervisor

Betty A. Buckley
Production Coordinator
Media.


Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
wheelchair user
disability
new student
physical disability
pilot training
Wiki.
Skyward is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film starring Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Suzy Gilstrap, Clu Gulager and Lisa Whelchel. It was directed by Ron Howard, written by Nancy Sackett and broadcast on NBC on November 20, 1980.
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