

The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Movie · 1h 54m · PG
DramaFamilyFantasy
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
67/100
Key crew
- Nick CastleDirector
- Bruce BroughtonOriginal Music Composer
- Nick CastleWriter
Cast
- Lucy DeakinsMilly
- Jay UnderwoodEric
- Fred SavageLouis
- Bonnie BedeliaCharlene
- Colleen DewhurstMrs. Sherman
- Fred GwynneUncle Hugo
- Jason PriestleyGary
- Cameron BancroftJoe
- Janet MacLachlanMrs. D'Gregario
- Mindy CohnGeneva
- Jennifer MichasMona
- Michelle BardeauxErin
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Themes
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