Skyward

Ron Howard
1980-11-20

A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
7
100 min

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

Name Character Team
Bette Davis Billie Dupree Unowned
Howard Hesseman Koup Trenton Unowned
Suzy Barbieri Julie Ward Unowned
Marion Ross Natalie Ward Unowned
Clu Gulager Steve Ward Unowned
Ben Marley Scott Billings Unowned
Lisa Whelchel Lisa Ward Unowned
Irma P. Hall Mrs. Sinclair Unowned
Mark Wheeler Mr. Olsen Unowned
Jessie Lee Fulton Secretary Unowned
Bill Thurman Pilot #1 Unowned
Rance Howard Pilot #2 Unowned
Rhonda Minton Stephanie Unowned
Gene Pietragallo Jason Unowned
Greta Blackburn Miss Russell Unowned
Jeff Nicholson Theatre Usher Unowned
Kate Finlayson Nurse Unowned
Rusty McCaskey Boy in Class Unowned
Bill Blackwood Self Unowned