Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
Overview
The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from town to town. The place is rural Kansas, and the time is midsummer in the early nineteen-twenties, not long after World War I. Eli (Cliff Robertson), a barn storming pilot who has the emotional make-up of an 11-year-old, and Rodger (Eric Shea), his 11-year-old son who possesses the wisdom of the ancients, set off to see the world, which means flying all the way to San Willow. To Eli, San Willow seems to be as fabled as Xanadu and quite as remote. In essence, "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" is about the adventures of Rodger and Eli getting from nowhere to nowhere. Eli, a killer with the ladies at first, always leaves them unsatisfied. He seems to have a sex problem. Rodger spends a lot of his time getting his dad out of scrapes. He also drinks, smokes and goes to sleep at night crying for his deceased mom.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.995 |
Directed By
John Erman
Crew
Steven Spielberg
James Cresson
Robert Fryer
John Erman
Janice Brunson
Claudia Salter
Edwin Butterworth
Edward R. Morse
David M. Walsh
Lou Lombardo
Theadora Van Runkle
Robert De Vestel
Walter M. Scott
Daniel C. Striepeke
Jack Martin Smith
Robert Belcher
Joel Schiller
Jerry Goldsmith
Kathleen McCandless
TOP CAST
Cliff Robertson
Ace Eli Walford
Eric Shea
Roger Walford
Pamela Franklin
Shelby
Rosemary Murphy
Hannah
Bernadette Peters
Allison
Alice Ghostley
Sister Lite
Kelly Jean Peters
Rachel
Don Keefer
Mr. Parsons
Patricia Smith
Mrs. Wilma Walford
Royal Dano
Jake
Robert Hamm
Dumb Dickie
Herb Gatlin
Frank Savage
Arthur Malet
Brother Watson
Ariana Munker
Betty Jo
Hope Summers
Laura
Jim Boles
Abraham
Lew Brown
Harrison
Brent Hurst
Mrs. Parsons
Jan Simms
Mrs. Parsons
Rodger Peck
Leroy
Claudia Bryar
Ann
Jerry Ayres
Gambler
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