| The Boy Who Could Fly | 
 enlarge | Actors: Chris Arnold, Cameron Bancroft, Michelle Bardeaux, Bonnie Bedelia, Mindy Cohn
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 13046
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD27524D
ISBN: 079077934X
UPC: 085392752423
EAN: 9780790779348
ASIN: B00009AVA3
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1986
Release Date: July 8, 2003
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Product Description
Milly and lewis and their recently-widowed mom charlene move to a new neighborhood. Once there they all deal with a variety of personal problems Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/09/2005 Starring: Fred Gwynne Lucy Deakins Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Nick Castle
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Saddened by the untimely death of their father and husband, a family moves to a new town and confronts the usual--bullies, demanding new job--and the unusual: an autistic neighbor boy who believes he can fly. Bonnie Bedelia is the stressed-out mom, and Bedelia-look-alike Lucy Deakins plays the perceptive daughter who braves ridicule to reach out to the boy under the tutelage of wise teacher Colleen Dewhurst. This earnest film's melancholy is tempered by its fantastical ending and the fun of seeing a pre-Wonder Years Fred Savage as the soldier-obsessed little brother, not to mention one of the future denizens of Beverly Hills 90210 (Jason Priestley). Parents may wax nostalgic over early '80s fashions and may take delight in appearances by Mr. Munster (Fred Gwynne) as an alcoholic with self-knowledge, Facts of Life gal Mindy Cohn as a chatty neighbor, and Louise Fletcher playing a kindly psychologist. Slow pacing and heavy dollops of tragedy make this most appropriate for ages 8 and up. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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 A movie about hope September 23, 2008
I remember this movie from years ago, and was looking for some uplifting title to watch and finally bought this. Fred Savage is wonderful as an eight year old dealing with his father's death. This movie does have a few "gimme a break" moments, but if you just suspend judgement it will make you feel so good. The message of the movie is that anything is possible, and it really is. You will smile.
 Good children's movie August 24, 2008
Although this is an old movie, I think it is still a good movie for kids. My child watched it when she was little and it became a favorite....she still watches it many years later! We recently purchased it because the video wore out and we wanted to keep it in our collection. It's a good story about friendship and has just a little fancy in it as well.
Great classic movie..... July 27, 2008
A wonderful movie for kids. I've always loved this great movie and you will too, definitely one to watch.
This movie also stars a very young Fred Savage!
"An old-fashioned story of young love!' June 6, 2008
This movie is a wonderful story of a friendship that develops between a sensitive girl and an autistic boy. The cast is very impressive but the actor that will impress you most is Lucy Deakins, despite the title of the film she is the lead. It not only the fact that she is radiantly beautiful, but she brings to her character,"Milly",a gentle melancholy that could melt the hardest of hearts. The relationships with "Eric", Jay Underwood, the "Boy" of the title and with the members of Milly's family are held together by Deakins' strong performance. A great film all around and probably the most heartwarming you will ever see!
A good, old-fashioned story September 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of those good-feel movies you remember watching as a teenager. Some parts are too "kiddie" for my liking (Fred Savage and the neighbours for instance) but I guess the movie makers wanted this to be a family movie...something for every one. The flying parts are just as good as the original Superman, amazing what they can do with a small budget. These movies beat the s.... out of the newer "digitally" animated Superman movies (surely there is a new franchise coming up!). Enjoy.
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