
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986, Fantasy, 1h 48m
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critics consensus
Writer-director Nick Castle's careful command of tone keeps The Boy Who Could Fly from fully surrendering to its story's sentimental tendencies. Read critic reviews
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Kindly adolescent Milly (Lucy Deakins) moves in next door to autistic teen Eric Gibb (Jay Underwood). The mute Eric, whose parents were killed when he was 5 years old, lives with his hard-drinking uncle, Hugo (Fred Gwynne), and is obsessed with birds. His tendency to stand on rooftops and window ledges posed as if he's flying alarms his social workers, but when Eric saves Milly from a potentially deadly fall, she begins to believe that the boy really can take flight.
Cast & Crew
Lucy Deakins
Milly
Milly
Jay Underwood
Eric
Eric
Bonnie Bedelia
Charlene
Charlene
Fred Savage
Louis
Louis
Colleen Dewhurst
Mrs. Sherman
Mrs. Sherman
Fred Gwynne
Uncle Hugo
Uncle Hugo
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