Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.

Lucy Deakins
Milly

Jay Underwood
Eric

Fred Savage
Louis

Bonnie Bedelia
Charlene

Colleen Dewhurst
Mrs. Sherman

Fred Gwynne
Uncle Hugo

Jason Priestley
Gary

Cameron Bancroft
Joe
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Release Date
August 15, 1986
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director