The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

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1986•114 min•DramaFamilyFantasy

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Lucy Deakins

Milly

Jay Underwood

Eric

Fred Savage

Louis

Bonnie Bedelia

Charlene

Colleen Dewhurst

Mrs. Sherman

Fred Gwynne

Uncle Hugo

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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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