The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)1h54
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Director Nick Castle (6.3 avg)
Also directed Dennis the Menace, Major Payne, The Last Starfighter, and 8 more
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
Lucy Deakins
Jay Underwood
Fred Savage
Bonnie Bedelia
Colleen Dewhurst
Fred Gwynne
Jason Priestley
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