Boy Who Could Fly, The

Boy Who Could Fly, The

1986

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.

Between a silent boy and a beautiful girl lies an amazing secret.

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Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
1 hr. 49 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 15, 1986
US Box Office
$7,177,431 (#4721 of 7372)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
July 8, 2003
Acquired Date
September 27, 2024
Times Seen
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Actors

Lucy Deakins
Lucy Deakins
Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
Fred Savage
Fred Savage
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn
Janet MacLachlan
Janet MacLachlan
Jennifer Michas
Jennifer Michas
Michelle Bardeaux
Michelle Bardeaux
Aura Pithart
Aura Pithart
Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft
Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley

Directors

Nick Castle
Nick Castle

Producers

Gary Adelson
Gary Adelson

Writers

Nick Castle
Nick Castle

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RT Fresh
61%
Tomatometer
33 votes
RT Hot
69%
Popcornmeter
364 votes
METASCORE
67
13 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
6,786 votes