Skyward (1980)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.264 |
Directed By
Ron Howard
Crew
Anson Williams
Ron Howard
John A. Kuri
Anson Williams
Lee Holdridge
Robert C. Jessup
Robert James Kern
Bobby Hoffman
Jack Marty
Lynn Decker
Gene Hilda
Peggy Shannon
Jimi White
Norm Gray
Thomas Herod Jr.
Daniel Attias
Thomas Herod Jr.
Craig Huston
John A. Kuri
Mike Parsons
Gary C. Bourgeois
Robert Wald
Denis Dutton
Jack Bennett
Jerry G. Callaway
Robert Driskell
Kerry Rike
Neil Roach
Philip Sloan
Shirley Abrams
Patty McKiernan
Daniel P. Hanley
Cate Hardman
Michael Phillips
Kathy Durning
Candis Waters
Alvin Milliken
Betty A. Buckley
Cheryl Howard
Kelly Wimberly
Ron Howard
Nancy Sackett
TOP CAST
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
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