Skyward

1980

Drama

TV Movie

An aging Bette Davis 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. Davis teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Howard Hessman is a aircraft repair service 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. (imdb)

Directed by:

Ron Howard

Written by:

Anson Williams Nancy Sackett

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Starring:

Howard Hesseman

Clu Gulager

Bette Davis

Marion Ross Ben Marley Suzy Gilstrap

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

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1980

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Timon88

Rated 03 Dec 2022

For being so very heartwarming, it actually isn't bad. The 72-year-old Bette Davis as flight instructor--and Texas cafe-owner (!)--is a little weird, but she pulls it off like the pro that she was. Word is she that at first she was miffed at having to work with such a young, inexperienced director (it was one of Ron Howard's first movie projects), but she soon recognized his abilities and warmed to him completely. He clearly wanted to make good, and kept his worst warm-fuzzy instincts in check.

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