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The Boy Who Could Fly

Name: The Boy Who Could Fly
Director: Nick Castle
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1986-08-15
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage, Bonnie Bedelia, Colleen Dewhurst

1986 · 1h 54m · Drama, Family, Fantasy

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 67 RT 59%

Skip it tonight unless you're specifically craving a heartfelt 80s family drama—this feel-good fantasy about an autistic kid inspiring his neighbors is sweet but undeniably slow-paced and schmaltzy by modern standards. If you want uplifting character work without the melodrama, grab something with more bite instead.

Plot

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.

Director: Nick Castle

Cast: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage, Bonnie Bedelia, Colleen Dewhurst

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