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Skyward

Skyward

# A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
Drama   Family   TV Movie
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1980-11-20
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Bette Davis original image
Billie Dupree
Bette Davis
Howard Hesseman original image
Koup Trenton
Howard Hesseman
Suzy Barbieri original image
Julie Ward
Suzy Barbieri
Marion Ross original image
Natalie Ward
Marion Ross
Clu Gulager original image
Steve Ward
Clu Gulager
Ben Marley original image
Scott Billings
Ben Marley
Lisa Whelchel original image
Lisa Ward
Lisa Whelchel
Irma P. Hall original image
Mrs. Sinclair
Irma P. Hall
Mark Wheeler original image
Mr. Olsen
Mark Wheeler
Jessie Lee Fulton original image
Secretary
Jessie Lee Fulton
Bill Thurman original image
Pilot #1
Bill Thurman
Rance Howard original image
Pilot #2
Rance Howard
Rhonda Minton original image
Stephanie
Rhonda Minton
Gene Pietragallo original image
Jason
Gene Pietragallo
Greta Blackburn original image
Miss Russell
Greta Blackburn
Jeff Nicholson original image
Theatre Usher
Jeff Nicholson
Kate Finlayson original image
Nurse
Kate Finlayson
Rusty McCaskey original image
Boy in Class
Rusty McCaskey
Bill Blackwood original image
Self
Bill Blackwood

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