wheelchair user ,disability,new student,physical disability,pilot training

Skyward (1980)

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A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ron Howard
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Billie Dupree Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Howard Hesseman
    Koup Trenton Howard Hesseman
  • Profile picture of Suzy Barbieri
    Julie Ward Suzy Barbieri
  • Profile picture of Marion Ross
    Natalie Ward Marion Ross
  • Profile picture of Clu Gulager
    Steve Ward Clu Gulager
  • Profile picture of Ben Marley
    Scott Billings Ben Marley
  • Profile picture of Lisa Whelchel
    Lisa Ward Lisa Whelchel
  • Profile picture of Irma P. Hall
    Mrs. Sinclair Irma P. Hall

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Keywords

  • wheelchair user
  • disability
  • new student
  • physical disability
  • pilot training