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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.
1986 · Directed by Nick Castle · 114 min · Drama · Family · Fantasy · 10 frames
Tagline
A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?
Crew
- Written by: Nick Castle
- Cinematography: Adam Holender, Steven Poster
- Edited by: Patrick Kennedy
- Music: Bruce Broughton
- Production design: James D. Bissell
- Produced by: Gary Adelson
Cast
- Lucy Deakins as Milly
- Jay Underwood as Eric
- Fred Savage as Louis
- Bonnie Bedelia as Charlene
- Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Sherman
- Fred Gwynne as Uncle Hugo
- Jason Priestley as Gary
- Cameron Bancroft as Joe
- Janet MacLachlan as Mrs. D'Gregario
- Mindy Cohn as Geneva
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Studios: Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Box office: $7,177,431
- Themes: autism, flight, widowed mother, autistic
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