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Radio Flyer is a 1992 American fantasy drama film directed by Richard Donner and David M. Evans. The screenplay was written by Brian Helgeland and David M. Evans, with production by Lauren Shuler Donner. The cast includes Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Lorraine Bracco, and John Heard. Tom Hanks serves as the narrator. The film focuses on the subject of aviation and was produced by Stonebridge Entertainment, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, and Columbia Pictures.
The movie was released in the United States on February 21, 1992, with a runtime of 114 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. The original language is English. Hans Zimmer composed the score, while László Kovács handled cinematography and Stuart Baird edited the film. The production budget was $35,000,000, resulting in revenue of $4,651,977. Critical reception included a review score of 35% and a 4.8 out of 10 rating.
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7.0A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
Cast
- Lorraine Bracco as Mary
- John Heard as Daugherty
- Adam Baldwin as The King
- Elijah Wood as Mike
- Joseph Mazzello as Bobby
- Ben Johnson as Geronimo Bill
Themes
- california
- stepfather
- german shepherd
- physical abuse
- flying machine
- abuse
- pets
- 1960s
- brother brother relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- David M. Evans
- Screenwriter
- David M. Evans
- Cast member
- Garette Ratliff Henson
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Lauren Shuler Donner
- Cinematographer
- László Kovács
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 674558
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1992-01-01
- title
- Radio Flyer
- film editor
- Stuart Baird
- narrator
- Tom Hanks
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 4.8/10
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