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| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: August 15, 1986 |
Starring:
Bonnie Bedelia, Colleen Dewhurst, Fred Gwynne, Fred Savage, Janet MacLachlan, Jay Underwood, Jennifer Michas, Lucy Deakins, Michelle Bardeaux, Mindy Cohn
Summary:
An autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.
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If ever there was a textbook "feel good picture," this is it. It's not a bad film, either, but director Nick Castle is afraid to let anyone go home without a glazed respect for all living things, and the result is too much syrup. [26 Sept 1986, p.D11]
Backhanded compliments are pretty much the only ones The Boy Who Could Fly deserves. The subjects, here, are childhood and illness: topics that otherwise tough-minded people are inclined to approach with uncharacteristic sentimentality. But though the film is both sappy and cliched, it's not as sappy or cliched as might be expected. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse.
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