The Boy Who Could Fly

Aug 15, 1986

1h 54m

★ 6.3

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

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Cast

Milly

Lucy Deakins

Eric

Jay Underwood

Louis

Fred Savage

Charlene

Bonnie Bedelia

Mrs. Sherman

Colleen Dewhurst

Uncle Hugo

Fred Gwynne

Gary

Jason Priestley

Joe

Cameron Bancroft

Mrs. D'Gregario

Janet MacLachlan

Geneva

Mindy Cohn

Mona

Jennifer Michas

Erin

Michelle Bardeaux

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