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The Boy Who Could Fly

Genre
Fantasy
Running Time
114 Minutes
Released
15 August, 1986
The Boy Who Could Fly

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 lost both of his parents to a plane crash. Together, Eric and Milly find ways to cope with the loss and the pain as they escape to faraway places.

Direktor Nick Castle
Produced by Gary Adelson
Writer(s) Nick Castle
Starring Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Savage, Fred Gwynne, Colleen Dewhurst
Music Bruce Broughton
Cinematography Adam Holender, Steven Poster
Edited by Patrick Kennedy
Production, company Lorimar Motion Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Released August 15, 1986
Running time 108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $9 million
Box office $7.2 million
Netflix ID 60028739

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Fantasy drama film about 14-year-old girl named Milly whose family moves next door to an autistic boy and his uncle. Although the boy cannot communicate with anyone, he begins to show Milly his magical skills.

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The band The Coupe de Villes appear in a cameo playing their original song "Back on the Bus."

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