The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

★ 6.3 1h 54m 144 votes IMDb
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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.

The Boy Who Could Fly

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Lucy Deakins
Lucy Deakins as Milly Age 54 · New York City, New York, USA Lucy Deakins was born on December 18, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA as Lucy Helyn Deakins. She is an actress, known for The Great Outdoors (1988), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and As the World...
Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood as Eric Age 57 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles, portra...
Fred Savage
Fred Savage as Louis Age 49 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor, director and producer of television and film. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wond...
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia as Charlene Age 78 · New York City, New York, USA Bonnie Bedelia (born Bonnie Bedelia Culkin; March 25, 1948) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera Love of Life and m...
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Sherman Died 1991 · Montréal, Québec, Canada ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 — August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography...
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne as Uncle Hugo Died 1993 · New York City, New York, USA Fred Gwynne (July 10, 1926–July 2, 1993) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in the 1960s sitcoms “Car 54, Where Are You?” and “The Munsters,” as well as his later roles in the film...
Director Nick Castle
Cast Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage, Bonnie Bedelia, Colleen Dewhurst, Fred Gwynne, Jason Priestley, Cameron Bancroft, Janet MacLachlan, Mindy Cohn

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