The Boy Who Could Fly
Movie
Type
1986
Year
1h 54m
Runtime
★ 6.2
Rating
Drama / Family / Fantasy
Genre
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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Cast

Jay Underwood
Eric

Fred Savage
Louis

Bonnie Bedelia
Charlene

Colleen Dewhurst
Mrs. Sherman

Fred Gwynne
Uncle Hugo

Lucy Deakins
Milly

Jason Priestley
Gary