Skyward 1980

Name: Skyward
Released: 1980-11-20
Cast: Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Suzy Barbieri, Marion Ross, Clu Gulager

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Ron Howard
Written by:	Nancy Sackett
Release date:	1980-11-20
Runtime:	100 minutes
Tagline:	A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies.