United States / Nov 20, 1980 / NR / NBC
A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Irma P. Hall | Mrs. Sinclair |
| Mark Wheeler | Mr. Olsen |
| Jessie Lee Fulton | Secretary |
| Bill Thurman | Pilot #1 |
| Rance Howard | Pilot #2 |
| Rhonda Minton | Stephanie |
| Gene Pietragallo | Jason |
| Greta Blackburn | Miss Russell |
| Jeff Nicholson | Theatre Usher |
| Kate Finlayson | Nurse |
| Rusty McCaskey | Boy in Class |
| Bill Blackwood | Self |
Genres
DramaFamilyTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Skyward |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Anson Productions, Major H Productions |
| Release date | 20 novembre 1980 |
| Executive producer | Anson Williams, Ron Howard |
| Production | John A. Kuri |
| Writer | Anson Williams, Nancy Sackett |
| Casting | Bobby Hoffman |
| Editing | Robert James Kern, Cate Hardman, Daniel P. Hanley |
| Cinematography | Robert C. Jessup, Jerry G. Callaway, Neil Roach, Philip Sloan, Kerry Rike |
| Assistant directors | Dan Attias, Craig Huston, Thomas Herod Jr., Candis Waters, John A. Kuri, Ron Howard |
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| Additional directing | Jerry G. Callaway |
| Lighting | Robert Driskell |
| Camera operators | Neil Roach, Jerry G. Callaway, Philip Sloan, Robert C. Jessup, Kerry Rike |
| Additional photography | Jerry G. Callaway, Neil Roach, Philip Sloan, Robert C. Jessup, Kerry Rike |
| Production design | Mike Parsons, Jack Marty |
| Art direction | Jack Marty, Mike Parsons |
| Set decoration | Mike Parsons, Jack Marty |
| Special effects | Jack Bennett |
| Music | Lee Holdridge, Kathy Durning, Robert Wald, Denis Dutton, Gary C. Bourgeois |
| Sound | Kathy Durning, Lee Holdridge, Robert Wald, Denis Dutton, Gary C. Bourgeois |
| Costume design | Gene Hilda, Jimi White, Patty McKiernan, Lynn Decker, Peggy Shannon |
| Makeup | Gene Hilda, Jimi White, Patty McKiernan, Lynn Decker, Peggy Shannon |
| Hairstyling | Gene Hilda, Jimi White, Patty McKiernan, Lynn Decker, Peggy Shannon |
| Collection | Skyward Collection |
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