Skyward
"A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies."
Overview
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.
About Skyward (1980)
Released in 1980, Skyward is a drama, family and tv movie film from Anson Productions (United States of America). It was directed by Ron Howard and written by Nancy Sackett. The cast is led by Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Suzy Barbieri, Marion Ross and Clu Gulager. With a runtime of 1h 40m, the film averages 7.1/10 across 7 TMDB ratings.
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