The Boy Who Could Fly

1h 54min

Drama

Family

Fantasy

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.

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

20th Century Fox Television

Cast

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Mrs. Sherman
Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Uncle Hugo
Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlan

Mrs. D'Gregario
Sean Kelso

Sean Kelso

Bad Boy
Meredith Bain Woodward

Meredith Bain Woodward

Female Administrator
Raimund Stamm

Raimund Stamm

Attendant #1
Dan Zale

Dan Zale

Attendant #2
Jim McLarty

Jim McLarty

Tour Guide
Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

Institute Receptionist
Tannis Rae

Tannis Rae

Ms. O'Neil
Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Dr. Nelson
Angela Gann

Angela Gann

Mrs. Betuel
Karen Siegel

Karen Siegel

Dr. Karen Siegel
Warren Carr

Warren Carr

Guest Coupe
Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Dr. Granada
Richard Rigby

Richard Rigby

Carnival Patron
James Tyson

James Tyson

Center Field
Nick Castle

Nick Castle

The Coupe de Villes
John Carpenter

John Carpenter

The Coupe de Villes
Tommy Lee Wallace

Tommy Lee Wallace

The Coupe de Villes

Release date

15th Aug 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages