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Skyward

NR

1980

100 minutes

DramaFamilyTV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Bette Davis headshot

Bette Davis

Billie Dupree

Howard Hesseman headshot

Howard Hesseman

Koup Trenton

Suzy Barbieri headshot

Suzy Barbieri

Julie Ward

Marion Ross headshot

Marion Ross

Natalie Ward

Clu Gulager headshot

Clu Gulager

Steve Ward

Ben Marley headshot

Ben Marley

Scott Billings

Lisa Whelchel headshot

Lisa Whelchel

Lisa Ward

Irma P. Hall headshot

Irma P. Hall

Mrs. Sinclair

Mark Wheeler headshot

Mark Wheeler

Mr. Olsen

Jessie Lee Fulton headshot

Jessie Lee Fulton

Secretary

Bill Thurman headshot

Bill Thurman

Pilot #1

Rance Howard headshot

Rance Howard

Pilot #2

Rhonda Minton headshot

Rhonda Minton

Stephanie

Gene Pietragallo headshot

Gene Pietragallo

Jason

Greta Blackburn headshot

Greta Blackburn

Miss Russell

Jeff Nicholson headshot

Jeff Nicholson

Theatre Usher

Kate Finlayson headshot

Kate Finlayson

Nurse

Rusty McCaskey headshot

Rusty McCaskey

Boy in Class

Bill Blackwood headshot

Bill Blackwood

Self