Skyward
A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
1980 | 100m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Ron Howard |
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| Writer: | Anson Williams, Nancy Sackett |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1980 |
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| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Writer: | Anson Williams, Nancy Sackett |
| Genres: | Family, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | wheelchair user , disability, new student, physical disability, pilot training |
| Production Companies | Major H Productions, Anson Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bill Thurman | Pilot #1 |
| Rance Howard | Pilot #2 |
| Rhonda Minton | Stephanie |
| Gene Pietragallo | Jason |
| Greta Blackburn | Miss Russell |
| Jeff Nicholson | Theatre Usher |
| Kate Finlayson | Nurse |
| Rusty McCaskey | Boy in Class |
| Bill Blackwood | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ron Howard | Director |
| Anson Williams | Story |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Mixer |
| Cheryl Howard | Producer's Assistant |
| Nancy Sackett | Writer |
| Lee Holdridge | Original Music Composer |
| Robert C. Jessup | Director of Photography |
| Robert James Kern | Editor |
| Bobby Hoffman | Casting |
| Jack Marty | Art Direction |
| Lynn Decker | Hairstylist |
| Gene Hilda | Makeup Artist |
| Peggy Shannon | Hairstylist |
| Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| Norm Gray | Unit Production Manager |
| Thomas Herod Jr. | Second Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager |
| Daniel Attias | Second Assistant Director |
| Craig Huston | First Assistant Director |
| John A. Kuri | Second Unit Director |
| Mike Parsons | Property Master |
| Robert Wald | Sound Mixer |
| Denis Dutton | Sound Effects |
| Jack Bennett | Special Effects |
| Jerry G. Callaway | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Robert Driskell | Gaffer |
| Kerry Rike | Key Grip |
| Neil Roach | Camera Operator |
| Philip Sloan | Dolly Grip |
| Shirley Abrams | Local Casting |
| Patty McKiernan | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Daniel P. Hanley | Assistant Editor |
| Cate Hardman | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Phillips | Location Manager |
| Kathy Durning | Music Editor |
| Candis Waters | Script Supervisor |
| Alvin Milliken | Transportation Captain |
| Betty A. Buckley | Production Coordinator |
| Kelly Wimberly | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
| Anson Williams | Executive Producer |
| John A. Kuri | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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