A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?
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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Spare, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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“Is Eric the real protagonist?”
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“Would The Boy Who Could Fly hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1986?”
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Cast
- Lucy DeakinsMilly
- Jay UnderwoodEric
- Fred SavageLouis
- Bonnie BedeliaCharlene
- Colleen DewhurstMrs. Sherman
- Fred GwynneUncle Hugo
- Jason PriestleyGary
- Cameron BancroftJoe
- Janet MacLachlanMrs. D'Gregario
- Mindy CohnGeneva
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- Nick CastleDirector
- Nick CastleWriter
- Adam HolenderDirector of Photography
- Steven PosterDirector of Photography
- Bruce BroughtonOriginal Music Composer
- Patrick KennedyEditor
- Gary AdelsonProducer
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