Drama ·Family ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1980 · 1h 40m

Skyward

Skyward poster
Director
Ron Howard
Cast
Bette Davis as Billie Dupree Howard Hesseman as Koup Trenton Suzy Barbieri as Julie Ward Marion Ross as Natalie Ward Clu Gulager as Steve Ward Ben Marley as Scott Billings
Crew
Robert C. Jessup — Director of Photography Robert James Kern — Editor Lee Holdridge — Original Music Composer Nancy Sackett — Writer Anson Williams — Story John A. Kuri — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Skyward — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
wheelchair user disabilitynew studentphysical disabilitypilot training
Key Collaborators
Ron Howard Director Robert C. Jessup Director of Photography Robert James Kern Editor Lee Holdridge Original Music Composer Nancy Sackett Writer Anson Williams Story John A. Kuri Producer
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