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Cast
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Bette Davis | As: Billie Dupree |
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Howard Hesseman | As: Koup Trenton |
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Suzy Barbieri | As: Julie Ward |
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Marion Ross | As: Natalie Ward |
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Clu Gulager | As: Steve Ward |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies. |
| Certification: | NR |
Details
Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie
Language: English
Release Date: 20 November 1980
Country: US
Runtime: 100m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Anson Productions, Major H Productions
External Links
Cast
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Bette Davis |
Billie Dupree |
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Howard Hesseman |
Koup Trenton |
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Suzy Barbieri |
Julie Ward |
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Marion Ross |
Natalie Ward |
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Clu Gulager |
Steve Ward |
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Ben Marley |
Scott Billings |
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Lisa Whelchel |
Lisa Ward |
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Irma P. Hall |
Mrs. Sinclair |
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Mark Wheeler |
Mr. Olsen |
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Jessie Lee Fulton |
Secretary |
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Bill Thurman |
Pilot #1 |
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Rance Howard |
Pilot #2 |
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Rhonda Minton |
Stephanie |
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Gene Pietragallo |
Jason |
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Greta Blackburn |
Miss Russell |
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Jeff Nicholson |
Theatre Usher |
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Kate Finlayson |
Nurse |
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Rusty McCaskey |
Boy in Class |
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Bill Blackwood |
Self |
Directed By
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Thomas Herod Jr. |
Second Assistant Director |
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Daniel Attias |
Second Assistant Director |
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John A. Kuri |
Second Unit Director |
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Craig Huston |
First Assistant Director |
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Candis Waters |
Script Supervisor |
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Ron Howard |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Anson Williams |
Story |
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Nancy Sackett |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Shirley Abrams |
Local Casting |
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Michael Phillips |
Location Manager |
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Norm Gray |
Unit Production Manager |
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Thomas Herod Jr. |
Unit Production Manager |
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John A. Kuri |
Producer |
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Kelly Wimberly |
Production Assistant |
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Anson Williams |
Executive Producer |
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Bobby Hoffman |
Casting |
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Ron Howard |
Executive Producer |
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Betty A. Buckley |
Production Coordinator |
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Cheryl Howard |
Producer's Assistant |
Edited By
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Robert James Kern |
Editor |
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Daniel P. Hanley |
Assistant Editor |
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Cate Hardman |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Peggy Shannon |
Hairstylist |
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Gene Hilda |
Makeup Artist |
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Jimi White |
Makeup Artist |
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Lynn Decker |
Hairstylist |
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Patty McKiernan |
Wardrobe Assistant |
Sound
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Lee Holdridge |
Original Music Composer |
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Robert Wald |
Sound Mixer |
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Gary C. Bourgeois |
Sound Mixer |
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Denis Dutton |
Sound Effects |
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Kathy Durning |
Music Editor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Philip Sloan |
Dolly Grip |
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Kerry Rike |
Key Grip |
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Robert C. Jessup |
Director of Photography |
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Neil Roach |
Camera Operator |
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Jerry G. Callaway |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
Lighting
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Robert Driskell |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Mike Parsons |
Property Master |
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Jack Marty |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Jack Bennett |
Special Effects |
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Alvin Milliken |
Transportation Captain |
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