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A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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“Does it tie things up too neatly?”
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“Would Radio Flyer hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1992?”
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Cast
- Lorraine BraccoMary
- John HeardDaugherty
- Adam BaldwinThe King
- Elijah WoodMike
- Joseph MazzelloBobby
- Ben JohnsonGeronimo Bill
- Sean BacaFisher
- Robert MunicOlder Fisher
- Garette Ratliff HensonChad
- Thomas Ian NicholasFerdie
Crew
- Richard DonnerDirector
- David Mickey EvansWriter
- László KovácsDirector of Photography
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Dallas PuettEditor
- Stuart BairdEditor
- Lauren Shuler DonnerProducer
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