The Boy Who Could Fly
Fred Savage's film debut.,Cables holding Eric can visibly be seen as he and Millie are falling off the roof of the school before they crash into Millie's mom.,Bad Boy: So you thought you could make it around the block?
[Louis pulls out a water pistol]
Bad Boy: Oh, so now I'm supposed to be scared of a water pistol?
Louis Michaelson: There ain't no water in this gun.
Bad Boy: So what's in it?
Louis Michaelson: Piss!,The Disney Channel version of this film that aired in 1987 had been edited. Some scenes had been edited down or taken out, and the bad language had been dubbed. Also at the end of the program the star Jay Underwood gave a special message to young viewers telling them not to try anything they saw him perform in the film. He explained that they had special wires attached to him to make it look as though he could fly.,Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Runaway Bride/The Iron Giant/Twin Falls Idaho/Deep Blue Sea/Genghis Blues (1999),Walkin' On Air
Written and Performed by Stephen Bishop,A classic 80's film that nears cheesy pap but still avoids and retains heart through excellent pacing, dialog and acting. It might not hold up as well as when I first saw it because the family film concept had not yet been run into the ground yet for me.

Fred Savage does a good job in an interesting subplot that involves a bully and funerals for GI JOE soldiers. Fond memories of his confrontation with the neighborhood bullies still color my memory of this film.

A fun warm family fantasy that seems to be in short supply as of late due to it being nearly impossible to make something realistic because of the amount of film cliche in the modern world. Still, the film is very watchable and fun. 7/10,