A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.
1980 · NR · 1h 40m · Drama, Family, TV Movie
Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie
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.
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Anson Williams, Nancy Sackett
Music by: Lee Holdridge
Cinematography: Robert C. Jessup
Editor: Robert James Kern
Part of the Skyward franchise.