Bonnie Bedelia, Cameron Bancroft, Colleen Dewhurst

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PG, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Nick Castle

Release Date: August 15, 1986

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DVD Release Date: July 8, 2003

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  • September 22, 2009
    A childhood favourite, it?s not really a 4 star film but it is to me!
  • December 31, 2008
    Aww...I remember watching this in either 4th or 5th grade.
  • November 30, 2007
    I remember this movie from childhood. All I can think of is he's like retarded and flies out the window or something. I should probably see it again before you take this review seriously.
  • October 9, 2007
    Pleasant enough movie but not an accurate portrayal of autism. The fantasy flying scenes were cool in an after school special kind of way.
  • September 16, 2007
    i forgot about this movie, i saw it when i had a fever when i was little, not the best combo but i liked it... or maybe i was just delusional
  • November 6, 2009
    One of my all-time favorites. Fred Gwynne is Hilarious!
  • October 14, 2009
    A que nostalgia recuerdo que despues de verla tuve sueños en donde yo podia volar
  • September 6, 2009
    All i can remember about this is that it came out the same time as Flight Of The Navigator and we watched this instead. I was quite upset.
  • March 9, 2009
    OMG! I WATCHED this movie like a hundred times when I was a kid! LMAO!
  • March 4, 2009
    great feel good movie!

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