The Boy Who Could Fly

About The Boy Who Could Fly

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.

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) is a fantasy film directed by Nick Castle. Lucy Deakins stars as Milly, Jay Underwood as Eric, Fred Savage as Louis, and Bonnie Bedelia as Charlene.

Released in August 1986, it runs 114 minutes. Written by Nick Castle.

Shelv files it under autism, flight, autistic, and widowed mother. It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 6.3 out of 10 from 152 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Jack of the Red Hearts, The Story of Luke, and Miracle Run make useful companions to The Boy Who Could Fly.