The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986
1h 54m
6.3

6.3/10

144 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Family Fantasy

"A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?"

Overview

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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Status: Released

Revenue: $7,177,431

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Keywords

autism flight widowed mother autistic

Quick Facts

Release Date August 15, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0090768

Cast

Lucy Deakins
Lucy Deakins

Milly

Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood

Eric

Fred Savage
Fred Savage

Louis

Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia

Charlene

Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst

Mrs. Sherman

Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne

Uncle Hugo

Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley

Gary

Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft

Joe

Janet MacLachlan
Janet MacLachlan

Mrs. D'Gregario

Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn

Geneva

Jennifer Michas
Jennifer Michas

Mona

Michelle Bardeaux
Michelle Bardeaux

Erin

Key Crew

Nick Castle
Director
Gary Adelson
Producer
Nick Castle
Writer