The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 American fantasy comedy film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and was released theatrically on September 26, 1986.
The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-year-old Milly Michaelson, Jay Underwood as Eric Gibb, autistic boy, Bonnie Bedelia as Milly's mother, Fred Savage as little sister Milly, Colleen Dewhurst as teacher, Fred Gwynne as Eric's uncle, Janet MacLachlan, and Mindy Cohn. After the suicide of his severely ill father, Milly befriends Eric, who lost both parents to a plane crash. Together, Eric and Milly find ways to overcome the loss and pain as they escape to distant places.
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Plot
Amelia, Milly, 14 years old, Michaelson (Deakins) and her family moved to a new suburban home after the death of her father. Milly befriends her new neighbors, Geneva, and Milly and her eight-year-old brother Louis (Savage) have difficulty adjusting to their new school, while their mother Charlene (Bedelia) seeks to reduce job titles and her inability to learn how to use computer. Louis was also harassed by a bully on the street who would not let him get around the block. During the first night at home, Charlene tells Milly that she will need her help to make this work. Milly returns to her bedroom and talks to her pet bird when something flies past the window, but when Milly goes to investigate, she sees nothing.
Milly and Geneva watch Eric Gibb (Underwood), an autistic boy who lives next door with his alcoholic uncle Hugo (Gwynne). Eric never said a word in his life, did not like to be around people and showed strange behavior related to flying. Milly hears that Eric's parents died in a plane crash. That night, Milly and her family watched Eric (along with Milly's teacher, Mrs. Sherman) and three adults appeared outside with Eric wearing a tight jacket and restrained by two men, with Mrs. Sherman argues with a woman about what works best for Eric. Milly then revealed to Geneva one night when Milly's mother came out for the evening that she found Eric interesting.
Although Eric can not communicate with anyone, he begins to react to Milly. Mrs Sherman observes this interaction and asks Milly to watch Eric, explaining that because of drinking Uncle Hugo, Eric is always the danger taken by the authorities and placed in the hospital. Milly worked with Eric during the school year and noted his progress, which was slow at first. Milly noted excitedly the first time Eric smiled to himself instead of just copying his own smile. Eric did not do anything when Milly threw the ball at him, except for one day when he spontaneously grabbed and caught a baseball that flew into Milly's head.
However, strange events, such as Eric's apparent ability to appear in his own window in an instant and in the next Milly without any connection between their homes, began to make Milly question reality. In his notes, Milly wonders if Eric becomes more like himself, or vice versa.
On a school field trip, without anyone but Eric, Milly fell off the bridge while trying to pick a rose. His knocking was knocked unconscious, he dreamed that he woke up in the hospital, with Eric sitting on the window sill. After a conversation with him (though without the words in Eric's part), he becomes convinced he can fly. Eric gives him the rose he is trying to reach and then, grabs his hand, leads her out of the window and the two begin to fly. Both watch the fireworks from the cloud before they share a kiss and return to the hospital window. After watching Eric fly, Milly's dream became a nightmare when he saw his father in hospital bed, dead, with a girl named Mona (whom Milly ordered to throw volleyball over his head before) throwing a volleyball at him that dropped him out. window.
Milly then wakes up in the hospital and tells her mother that Eric can fly and that she caught him when he fell. A psychiatrist, Dr. Grenader, talks to Milly and tells him that Eric caught him because he just had a concussion and no serious injuries. Dr. Grenader, however, proposes a more logical explanation and explains his belief that Eric may fly probably because of the stress caused by his father's death when he died of cancer.
Upon returning home, Milly sees a rose on the window sill and becomes convinced that Eric can fly. When he shouted to Uncle Hugo about Eric's whereabouts, he replied by saying that the institute had taken him away when Hugo was found drunk again. Regardless of the efforts of Milly and her family, they are not allowed to see Eric. As they leave, Eric tries to force the window open and is held back by two men trying to calm him down. Another attempt by Louis to get around the block failed because the intruders tore the three wheels apart and to make matters worse, Max's dog was hit by a passing car and taken to a veterinary hospital.
That night, Milly thinks he saw Eric on his roof during a storm and after climbing upstairs, he found Eric, who was shivering cold and still wearing a straitjacket after escaping from the institute. When Milly helped him, he took out a box and from it, he took out the ring he gave Milly.
When the authorities arrived at Eric's house the next day, Milly slipped out Eric and the police chased them to the school roof during the carnival. Eric switched to Milly and mentioned his name, the first word he'd said so far. Milly asks Eric if he can really fly, and he smiles and nods. He holds his hand and both fall off the building. Just before it hit the ground, Milly and Eric began flying in the simple view of the crowd around the carnival, following Milly and Eric down the streets of their city, to the surprise of Charlene, Louis, Geneva, and Uncle Hugo. Eric takes Milly to his own window, tells him that he loves her, and kisses her before he says goodbye and flies away.
Milly was sad, but quickly realized why Eric had to go: Over the next few weeks, spectators, police, and scientists moved the city, seeking explanations and picking up all Eric's stuff for analysis. Milly speculates that Eric will also be taken by scientists if he stays. It was revealed that Milly's father knew he had cancer, but kept it secret from his family because he did not want them to worry. Instead of seeking treatment, he said goodbye and committed suicide. His refusal to fight for his life made Michaelsons feel helpless and desperate, but Eric's ability to fly showed them that anything was possible if you believed.
Unlike Milly's father, Eric and Michaelson's remaining uncle refused to surrender: Uncle Eric overcame his drinking problem and got a very good job; Michaelson Max's dog gets better; Louis dominates the street bullies (with the help of Max); Charlene mastered the computer at work; and Milly regains his interest in life and his relationship with those around him. The movie ends with Milly looking out the window waiting for Eric. At sunset, he threw a paper plane flying up.
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Reception
The Boy Who Could Fly saat ini memegang rating 71% pada Rotten Tomatoes .
Box office
The film debuted at No. 4.
Soundtrack
Score film compiled and done by Bruce Broughton. VarÃÆ'¨se Sarabande released a re-record of highlights in 1986 on LPs and tapes (later reissued on compact discs as part of the Varese Encore line), performed by Sinfonia London and performed by composers; in 2002 Percepto released the recording of the Broughton music film as a limited edition promotional release. Intrada Records released a complete score in 2015, including Stephen Bishop's "Walkin 'On Air" (written and recorded for end-of-film credits in lieu of the unused Broughton final title) and a short song "Back Of The Bus" (written by Castle and Broughton).
In a little cameo on television came the band of horror director, composer, screenwriter and musician John Carpenter, The Coupe de Villes, formed by film director Nick Nick the same, and director Tommy Lee Wallace, singing and playing their original song > Back on Bus . The band is well known today for their Big Trouble song in Little China, which is the theme song for the movie of the same name directed by Carpenter, and their 1985 album Waiting Out The Eighteens.
1986 VarÃÆ'¨se Sarabande album
- Headline (2:36)
- New Beginning (3:51)
- Millie Science Project (3:09)
- Family (2:57)
- Fly (4:29)
- Eric On The Roof (2:23)
- Eric Agitated/Louis Defeated (3:55)
- Millie And Eric Flee (3:45)
- In the Air (4:31)
- The Flyable Boy (2:45)
2002 Percepto album
- Eric's Main Title/Meeting (4:44)
- Military/New Neighbor's Mission (2:10)
- Night (1: 2)
- Surprise Visit (1:23)
- Eric On The Roof (2:24)
- Milly Science Project (3:33)
- Heads Up (1:39)
- Family (3:08)
- The Field Trip (1:57)
- Hospital/Fly (7:37)
- Back to Home (3:59)
- Eric Agitated/Louis Defeated (4:16)
- The Rainstorm/The Ring (6:40)
- Milly & amp; Eric Flee/Into The Air (9:01)
- New Beginning (4:14)
- Milly Reflects (2:06)
- The Flying Boy (3:02)
Intrada 2015 album
- Headline (4:45)
- Louis Meets Hitler (1:00)
- Louis retreat (1:14)
- Too late! (First Hint - Revised) (1: 4)
- Eric On The Sill (0:28)
- At Milly's Sill (1:24)
- Eric On The Roof (2:25)
- Milly Science Project (3:34)
- First Victory (1:40)
- Family (3:09)
- The Rose/Fly (9:35)
- Eric's Gone (4:00)
- Eric Agitated (4:17)
- Louis Gives Up (3:24)
- The Ring (3:22)
- Milly And Eric Flee/He Really Fly (9:01)
- New Beginning (4:15)
- Milly Reflects/Ends Credit (Instrumental) (5:03)
- Walkin 'On Air (End Credits) - Stephen Bishop (3:28)
- First Hint (1: 4)
- Fireworks (From To Catch the Thief ) - Lyn Murray, cond. Broughton (1:40)
- Back Of The Bus - The Coupe De Villes (0:59)
- Car Radio (2:16)
In popular culture
Band Thrice released a song based on the movie, titled "A Song For Milly Michaelson" in their 2007 LP The Alchemy Index Vols. III & amp; IV .
References
External links
- The Boy Who Could Fly in IMDb
- The Flyable Boy in the TCM Film Database
- Flying Boy at AllMovie
- Flying Boy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Flying Boy at Box Office Mojo
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