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
Nancy Sackett
Writer
Rhonda Minton
Stephanie
Gene Pietragallo
Jason
Greta Blackburn
Miss Russell
Jeff Nicholson
Theatre Usher
Kate Finlayson
Nurse
Rusty McCaskey
Boy in Class
Bill Blackwood
Self
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Robert Driskell
Gaffer
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Kelly Wimberly
Production Assistant
Gene Hilda
Makeup Artist
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Cate Hardman
Assistant Editor
Candis Waters
Script Supervisor
Alvin Milliken
Transportation Captain
Cheryl Howard
Producer's Assistant
Anson Williams
Story / Executive Producer
Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer
Robert Wald
Sound Mixer
Mike Parsons
Property Master
Patty McKiernan
Wardrobe Assistant
Jerry G. Callaway
Second Unit Director of Photography
Michael Phillips
Location Manager
Bobby Hoffman
Casting
Neil Roach
Camera Operator
Daniel P. Hanley
Assistant Editor
Ron Howard
Executive Producer / Director
Jack Marty
Art Direction
Philip Sloan
Dolly Grip
Shirley Abrams
Local Casting
Norm Gray
Unit Production Manager
Thomas Herod Jr.
Unit Production Manager / Second Assistant Director
Jack Bennett
Special Effects
Betty A. Buckley
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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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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