...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!
The Boy Who Could Fly
- 129 statements
- 24 feature instances
- 12 referencing feature instances
The Boy Who Could Fly | type |
TVTItem | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | label |
The Boy Who Could Fly | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | page |
TheBoyWhoCouldFly | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | comment |
The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 film directed and written by Nick Castle.Amelia "Milly" Michaelson (Lucy Deakins) and her family have had a tough year. Her father has passed away, causing them to move to a new neighborhood. Milly and her brother Louis (Fred Savage) have a rough time adjusting to their new schools and their mom Charlene's (Bonnie Bedelia) return to the workforce has her working with a computer that she can't figure out.Milly soon meets her neighbor Eric Gibb (Jay Underwood), an autistic young boy living with an alcoholic uncle named Hugo (Fred Gwynne). He never socializes with others, hasn't spoken at all, and sometimes raises his arms in the air to pretend to be an airplane, since his parents died in a plane crash. As soon as the two meet, Eric and Milly warm up to each other and become fast friends. However, with Hugo's alcoholism and Eric's strange behavior, Eric could be taken away to a hospital at any moment. Furthermore, a couple of strange incidents makes Milly start to believe that Eric might really have the ability to fly... | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | fetched |
2023-07-28T13:29:07Z | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | parsed |
2023-07-28T13:29:07Z | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | processingComment |
Dropped link to DisabilitySuperpower: Not a Feature - IGNORE | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_2c25dfd7 | type |
Suicidal "Gotcha!" | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_2c25dfd7 | comment |
Suicidal "Gotcha!": Sort of. When Eric and Milly find themselves cornered at a rooftop by the mental hospital people, they jump off together... and then they start actually flying. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_2c25dfd7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_2c25dfd7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_2c25dfd7 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_40cc0c7e | type |
Bittersweet Ending | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_40cc0c7e | comment |
Bittersweet Ending: Eric flies away and disappears, and Milly stays while living her life and waiting for his return. In the meantime Louis stands up to his bullies, Charlene adapts herself to work, Max recovers from his injuries, and Uncle Hugo stops drinking. But the last scene all but states that Eric comes back to her. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_40cc0c7e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_40cc0c7e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_40cc0c7e | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_41be2c1b | type |
Spoiler Title | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_41be2c1b | comment |
Spoiler Title: The "amazing secret" in the tagline is that Eric can fly. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_41be2c1b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_41be2c1b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_41be2c1b | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_454b2f2b | type |
Secretly Dying | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_454b2f2b | comment |
Secretly Dying: Milly and Louis' father kept his condition secret from them and their mother because he didn't want them to worry. But instead of seeking treatment, he took his own life and the family's livelihood began to spiral downward from there. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_454b2f2b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_454b2f2b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_454b2f2b | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_4d97e2b9 | type |
Urine Trouble | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_4d97e2b9 | comment |
Urine Trouble: Louis defeats the neighborhood bully with a squirt gun full of piss. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_4d97e2b9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_4d97e2b9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_4d97e2b9 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6339e2bd | type |
Disabled Love Interest | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6339e2bd | comment |
Disabled Love Interest: Eric, for Milly. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6339e2bd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6339e2bd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6339e2bd | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6bda9a30 | type |
Meaningful Name | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6bda9a30 | comment |
Meaningful Name: Milly's real name is Amelia. In a movie about flight. On top of this, Milly was also Nick Castle's mother's name. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6bda9a30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6bda9a30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6bda9a30 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6d332aea | type |
Driven to Suicide | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6d332aea | comment |
Driven to Suicide: It's revealed that Milly and Louis's father did not die from cancer, but killed himself shortly after the diagnosis. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6d332aea | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6d332aea | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_6d332aea | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_71e514b5 | type |
Don't Try This at Home | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_71e514b5 | comment |
Don't Try This at Home: A disclaimer stressing this was shown before its airings on the Disney Channel. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_71e514b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_71e514b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_71e514b5 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_735dd172 | type |
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_735dd172 | comment |
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: In a, uh, way... | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_735dd172 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_735dd172 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_735dd172 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_73d1a356 | type |
The Noun Who Verbed | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_73d1a356 | comment |
The Noun Who Verbed: The title. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_73d1a356 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_73d1a356 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_73d1a356 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8071d6ed | type |
Alcoholic Parent | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8071d6ed | comment |
Alcoholic Parent: Uncle Hugo is Eric's guardian, but he constantly drinks and this has caused him to lose guardianship over Eric a couple of times. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8071d6ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8071d6ed | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8071d6ed | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8409a385 | comment |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Most of the movie is based on whether or not it's true, or a metaphor. Turns out, there's nothing metaphorical about it. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8409a385 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8409a385 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8409a385 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_85e7c12f | type |
Puppy-Dog Eyes | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_85e7c12f | comment |
Puppy-Dog Eyes: Eric and Milly's sad-puppy faces would be right at home in an ASPCA advert. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_85e7c12f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_85e7c12f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_85e7c12f | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8b4f2a4f | type |
'80s Hair | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8b4f2a4f | comment |
'80s Hair: All over the place, but Milly especially. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8b4f2a4f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8b4f2a4f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8b4f2a4f | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8ec0abf | type |
The Voiceless | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8ec0abf | comment |
The Voiceless: Due to his refusal to socialize with others, Eric never speaks. The first actual words he says are his Love Confession to Milly. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8ec0abf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8ec0abf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_8ec0abf | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9dd2af4a | type |
Inspirationally Disadvantaged | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9dd2af4a | comment |
Inspirationally Disadvantaged: Eric is autistic, but in many ways, he's the Manic Pixie Dream Girl to Milly. Oh, yeah, and that flying thing isn't some derangement, but an actual superpower that triggers eventually. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9dd2af4a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9dd2af4a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9dd2af4a | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9e0b9695 | type |
Flight | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9e0b9695 | comment |
Flight: Played with, as to whether Eric can fly or not. He can. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9e0b9695 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9e0b9695 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_9e0b9695 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_a6cda066 | type |
Rule of Three | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_a6cda066 | comment |
Rule of Three: Louis attempts to drive his tricycle around the block three times throughout the film, and all three times he encounters and is chased by bullies. The first time, he barely manages to get away, the second time they get him and beat the crap out of him, the third time Louis arms himself to the (G-rated) teeth and gives them what-for. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_a6cda066 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_a6cda066 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_a6cda066 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_b489805d | type |
Hollywood Autism | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_b489805d | comment |
Hollywood Autism: Eric, starting with the obvious fact that it somehow gave him superpowers. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_b489805d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_b489805d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_b489805d | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_bb0f28ce | type |
Stock Shoujo Bullying Tactics | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_bb0f28ce | comment |
Stock Shoujo Bullying Tactics: Eric is ignored at school and Louis is attacked by local boys. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_bb0f28ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_bb0f28ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_bb0f28ce | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_dcd29760 | type |
They Would Cut You Up | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_dcd29760 | comment |
They Would Cut You Up: After Eric disappears, Milly and Uncle Hugo and their families are all taken by the government and experimented on for a while to see if there's something in them that can say how Eric got his flying powers. Aside from an extended period of annoyance until they're let go, nothing bad comes from it. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_dcd29760 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_dcd29760 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_dcd29760 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_eb81c601 | type |
Big Damn Heroes | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_eb81c601 | comment |
Big Damn Heroes: Louis's dog, Max, chasing off one of the neighborhood bullies dog is one of the most triumphant examples of this trope. | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_eb81c601 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_eb81c601 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_eb81c601 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | comment |
||
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Boy Who Could Fly | hasFeature |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | |
The Boy Who Could Fly / int_name | itemName |
The Boy Who Could Fly |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.