The Boy Who Could Fly
A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?
1986 • PG • 1h 54m
6.3/10
(125 users) 
Overview
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, t 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.
6.3/10
(125 users) Cast / Crew 
Jay Underwood Eric 
Fred Savage Louis 
Bonnie Bedelia Charlene 
Colleen Dewhurst Mrs. Sherman 
Fred Gwynne Uncle Hugo 
Lucy Deakins Milly 
Jason Priestley Gary 
Nick Castle The Coupe de Villes 
Cameron Bancroft Joe 
Janet MacLachlan Mrs. D'Gregario 
Mindy Cohn Geneva 
Jennifer Michas Mona Michelle Bardeaux Erin Aura Pithart Colette Chris Arnold Sonny Nick Castle Director 
Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer Trish Keating Costume Design Gary Adelson Producer Patrick Kennedy Editor Barbara Miller Casting Kimberley Richardson Set Decoration 
Adam Holender Director of Photography Graeme Murray Art Direction 
James D. Bissell Production Design 
Steven Poster Director of Photography Richard Vane Co-Producer Nick Castle Writer
Jay Underwood Eric Fred Savage Louis Bonnie Bedelia Charlene Colleen Dewhurst Mrs. Sherman Fred Gwynne Uncle Hugo Lucy Deakins Milly Jason Priestley Gary Nick Castle The Coupe de Villes Cameron Bancroft Joe Janet MacLachlan Mrs. D'Gregario Mindy Cohn Geneva Jennifer Michas Mona Michelle Bardeaux Erin Aura Pithart Colette Chris Arnold Sonny Nick Castle Director Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer Trish Keating Costume Design Gary Adelson Producer Patrick Kennedy Editor Barbara Miller Casting Kimberley Richardson Set Decoration Adam Holender Director of Photography Graeme Murray Art Direction James D. Bissell Production Design Steven Poster Director of Photography Richard Vane Co-Producer Nick Castle Writer 
Keywords
Recommendations
Bad Boys 7.0
Boy Wonder 6.4
Silencer 5.5
The Invisible Kid 4.9
Fly Rocket Fly 7.3
All of Me 6.5
Urban Cowboy 6.5
Anne of Green Gables 8.1
Surviving Christmas 5.7
The Cook, the Thief, His ... 7.3
Adventures in Babysitting 6.9
Tuck Everlasting 6.6
Border 6.7
Maurice 7.6
Striptease 5.5
Beethoven 5.8
Brahms: The Boy II 5.9
47 Meters Down: Uncaged 5.7
Leap Year 6.9
The Break-Up 5.9
Run 7.3
Predator 7.5
Wonder 8.1
Nobody 8.0
Blade Runner 7.9
Titanic 7.9
Interstellar 8.4
Get Out 7.6
Lost in Translation 7.4
Contempt 7.1
The Dark Knight 8.5
Passengers 6.9
Alien 8.2
The Favourite 7.5
Parasite 8.5
Knives Out 7.8
The Irishman 7.6
The Conjuring 2 7.3
V for Vendetta 7.9
American Beauty 8.0