Skyward (1980)
20/11/1980
Drama, Family, TV Movie
1h 40m
- 69% (5 votes)
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A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
Overview
Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Koup Trenton runs an aircraft repair service and is trying desperately to get an old airplane back in the air. The three, together, put the young girl and the old plane up in the air.
- Ron HowardDirector
- Nancy SackettWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- wheelchair user
- disability
- new student
- physical disability
- pilot training
Top Billed Cast
Bette Davis
Billie Dupree
Howard Hesseman
Koup Trenton
Suzy Barbieri
Julie Ward
Marion Ross
Natalie Ward
Clu Gulager
Steve Ward
Ben Marley
Scott Billings
Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Ward
Irma P. Hall
Mrs. Sinclair
Mark Wheeler
Mr. Olsen
Jessie Lee Fulton
Secretary
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