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Skyward (1980)

Skyward (1980)

Drama Family TV Movie

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

Release Date: 1980, November 20
Directors: Ron Howard
Countries: United States of America
Production: Anson Productions, Major H Productions
Cast: Kate Finlayson, Clu Gulager, Rance Howard, Jeff Nicholson, Ben Marley, Mark Wheeler, Irma P. Hall, Bill Thurman, Greta Blackburn, Howard Hesseman, Bette Davis, Marion Ross

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.

Keywords:

wheelchair user disability physical disability pilot training new student