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19861h 54mPGEnglish

The Boy Who Could Fly

A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?

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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.

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DirectorNick Castle

Keywords

autismflightwidowed motherautistic
Box Office$7M

Cast

Lucy Deakins as Milly

Lucy Deakins

Milly

Jay Underwood as Eric

Jay Underwood

Eric

Fred Savage as Louis

Fred Savage

Louis

Bonnie Bedelia as Charlene

Bonnie Bedelia

Charlene

Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Sherman

Colleen Dewhurst

Mrs. Sherman

Fred Gwynne as Uncle Hugo

Fred Gwynne

Uncle Hugo

Jason Priestley as Gary

Jason Priestley

Gary

Cameron Bancroft as Joe

Cameron Bancroft

Joe

Janet MacLachlan as Mrs. D'Gregario

Janet MacLachlan

Mrs. D'Gregario

Mindy Cohn as Geneva

Mindy Cohn

Geneva