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Actors: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Savage, Fred Gwynne
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Boy Who Could Fly |
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Milly is a high school student who moves to a new town with her recently-widowed mother and her younger brother. The adjustment to a new school and home is hard for her. She meets her next door neighbor Eric, an autistic boy her age who hasn't spoken since his parents died in a plane crash when he was young. Eric spends his days on the roof with his arms
stretched out, pretending he can fly, and making paper airplanes. Can Milly become the only person to get through to this mysterious boy?
--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Boy Who Could Fly |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Dada and Momma
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Air?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
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