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The Boy Who Could Fly(Movie, 1986)

PG
| 1h 54min | Genres: Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
The Boy Who Could FlyRating: 3.2/5 (with 5454 votes)
The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and released theatrically on August 15, 1986. The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-year-old Milly Michaelson, Jay Underwood as Eric Gibb, a boy with autism, Bonnie Bedelia as Milly's mother, Fred Savage as Milly's little brother, Colleen Dewhurst as a teacher, Fred Gwynne as Eric's uncle, Janet MacLachlan, and Mindy Cohn. After the suicide of her terminally ill father, Milly becomes friends with Eric, who lo... ()
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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]
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Duration: 1h 49min
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Duration: 1h 49min
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About The Boy Who Could Fly

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Vancouver
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/15/1986
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Eric hebt ab"
Revenue: 7,177,431 USD

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:11936, Added: 02/18/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024