Skyward

Skyward (1980)

Released: 1980-11-20 Duration: 1hr 40min
Rating 7.0
A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.

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.

Production Companies

Anson Productions
Major H Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.264

Directed By

Ron Howard

Crew

Executive Producer
Ron Howard
Producer
John A. Kuri
Executive Producer
Anson Williams
Original Music Composer
Lee Holdridge
Director of Photography
Robert C. Jessup
Casting
Bobby Hoffman
Art Direction
Jack Marty
Hairstylist
Lynn Decker
Makeup Artist
Gene Hilda
Hairstylist
Peggy Shannon
Makeup Artist
Jimi White
Unit Production Manager
Norm Gray
Unit Production Manager
Thomas Herod Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Thomas Herod Jr.
First Assistant Director
Craig Huston
Second Unit Director
John A. Kuri
Property Master
Mike Parsons
Sound Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Mixer
Robert Wald
Sound Effects
Denis Dutton
Special Effects
Jack Bennett
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jerry G. Callaway
Key Grip
Kerry Rike
Camera Operator
Neil Roach
Dolly Grip
Philip Sloan
Local Casting
Shirley Abrams
Wardrobe Assistant
Patty McKiernan
Assistant Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Assistant Editor
Cate Hardman
Location Manager
Michael Phillips
Music Editor
Kathy Durning
Script Supervisor
Candis Waters
Transportation Captain
Alvin Milliken
Production Coordinator
Betty A. Buckley
Producer's Assistant
Cheryl Howard
Production Assistant
Kelly Wimberly
Director
Ron Howard

TOP CAST

Bette Davis
Bette Davis

Billie Dupree

Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman

Koup Trenton

Suzy Barbieri
Suzy Barbieri

Julie Ward

Marion Ross
Marion Ross

Natalie Ward

Clu Gulager
Clu Gulager

Steve Ward

Ben Marley
Ben Marley

Scott Billings

Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel

Lisa Ward

Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall

Mrs. Sinclair

Mark Wheeler
Mark Wheeler

Mr. Olsen

Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman

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Rance Howard
Rance Howard

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Rhonda Minton
Rhonda Minton

Stephanie

Greta Blackburn
Greta Blackburn

Miss Russell

Jeff Nicholson
Jeff Nicholson

Theatre Usher

Rusty McCaskey
Rusty McCaskey

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