Skyward (1980)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 20, 1980Release Date
Skyward (1980)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 20, 1980Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Bette Davis
Billie Dupree
Howard Hesseman
Koup Trenton
Marion Ross
Natalie Ward
Clu Gulager
Steve Ward
Ben Marley
Scott Billings
Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Ward
Nancy Sackett
Writer
Suzy Barbieri
Julie Ward
Irma P. Hall
Mrs. Sinclair
Mark Wheeler
Mr. Olsen
Jessie Lee Fulton
Secretary
Bill Thurman
Pilot #1
Ron Howard
Director
Rance Howard
Pilot #2
Nancy Sackett
Writer
Rhonda Minton
Stephanie
Gene Pietragallo
Jason
Anson Williams
Writer
Greta Blackburn
Miss Russell
John A. Kuri
Producer
Jeff Nicholson
Theatre Usher
Lee Holdridge
Composer
Robert C. Jessup
Cinematographer
Kate Finlayson
Nurse
Robert James Kern
Editor
Rusty McCaskey
Boy in Class
Bill Blackwood
Self
Bobby Hoffman
CastingDirector
Cheryl Howard
Producer's Assistant
Daniel P. Hanley
Assistant Editor
Philip Sloan
Dolly Grip
Michael Phillips
Location Manager
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Neil Roach
Camera Operator
Jack Bennett
Special Effects
Thomas Herod Jr.
Unit Production Manager / Second Assistant Director
Betty A. Buckley
Production Coordinator
Jack Marty
Art Direction
Robert Driskell
Gaffer
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Alvin Milliken
Transportation Captain
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Mixer
Jerry G. Callaway
Second Unit Director of Photography
Cate Hardman
Assistant Editor
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Peggy Shannon
Hairstylist
Robert Wald
Sound Mixer
Denis Dutton
Sound Effects
Shirley Abrams
Local Casting
Mike Parsons
Property Master
Lynn Decker
Hairstylist
Kerry Rike
Key Grip
Norm Gray
Unit Production Manager
Kelly Wimberly
Production Assistant
Gene Hilda
Makeup Artist
Patty McKiernan
Wardrobe Assistant
Candis Waters
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Skyward is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film starring Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Suzy Gilstrap, Clu Gulager and Lisa Whelchel. It was directed by Ron Howard, written by Nancy Sackett and broadcast on NBC on November 20, 1980.
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