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The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

Aug 15, 1986
114 min
DramaFamilyFantasy
6.3/ 10
140 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.3/10
140 votes
IMDB
6.5/10
6,723 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
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67/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

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Box Office$7,177,431Worldwide gross
US Box Office$7,177,431Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 5 nominations

Details

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"A very special love. And a very special magic. But is it real magic or just an illusion?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$7,177,431

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

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