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The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 15, 1986

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama, Family, Fantasy

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Boy Who Could Fly

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox Television

Director

Nick Castle

Revenue

$7,177,431

Description

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.