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 | 2.029 |
Directed By
Ron Howard
Crew
Daniel Attias
Robert Driskell
Kathy Durning
Kelly Wimberly
Gene Hilda
Jimi White
Cate Hardman
Candis Waters
Alvin Milliken
Cheryl Howard
Anson Williams
Lee Holdridge
Robert Wald
Anson Williams
Mike Parsons
Patty McKiernan
Jerry G. Callaway
Michael Phillips
Bobby Hoffman
Neil Roach
Daniel P. Hanley
Ron Howard
Jack Marty
Philip Sloan
Shirley Abrams
Norm Gray
Thomas Herod Jr.
Jack Bennett
Betty A. Buckley
Craig Huston
Robert C. Jessup
John A. Kuri
Denis Dutton
Kerry Rike
Lynn Decker
John A. Kuri
Robert James Kern
Thomas Herod Jr.
Gary C. Bourgeois
Peggy Shannon
Nancy Sackett
Ron Howard
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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