The Boy Who Could Fly

Summary

The Boy Who Could Fly is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Boy Who Could Fly's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Boy Who Could Fly was directed by Nick Castle^[4].
• Nick Castle wrote the screenplay for The Boy Who Could Fly^[5].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's composer is recorded as Bruce Broughton^[6].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's genre is fantasy film^[7].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's genre is teen film^[8].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's genre is coming-of-age film^[9].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Lucy Deakins^[10].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Jay Underwood^[11].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Bonnie Bedelia^[12].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Fred Savage^[13].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Colleen Dewhurst^[14].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Fred Gwynne^[15].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Janet MacLachlan^[16].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Mindy Cohn^[17].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Cameron Bancroft^[18].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Q311769^[19].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was John Carpenter^[20].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Louise Fletcher^[21].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Nick Castle^[22].
• A cast member of The Boy Who Could Fly was Tommy Lee Wallace^[23].
• The Boy Who Could Fly was produced by Gary Adelson^[24].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's production company is recorded as Lorimar Television^[25].
• The Boy Who Could Fly's director of photography is recorded as Adam Holender^[26].
• The original language of The Boy Who Could Fly was English^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Boy Who Could Fly was produced by Gary Adelson^[24]. It was directed by Nick Castle^[4]. Nick Castle wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Lucy Deakins^[10], Jay Underwood^[11], Bonnie Bedelia^[12], Fred Savage^[13], Colleen Dewhurst^[14], and Fred Gwynne^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include August 15, 1986^[28] and October 1, 1987^[29]. The original language of The Boy Who Could Fly was English^[27]. Genres include fantasy film^[7], teen film^[8], and coming-of-age film^[9]. It was distributed by video on demand^[30].

Subject and Themes

The Boy Who Could Fly's main subject is autism^[31].

Reception

Reviews include 63%^[32] and 5.9/10^[33].

Why It Matters

The Boy Who Could Fly has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]