Skyward

Skyward

A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.

NR 1980 · 100 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama, Family, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Ron Howard · Written by Anson Williams

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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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