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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.
Nov 20, 1980 · Skyward: Directed by Ron Howard. With Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Clu Gulager. An aging Bette Davis 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.
Sep 15, 2014 · Ron Howard's SKYWARD (1980) with Bette Davis
Teenage paraplegic Suzy Gilstrap made her TV acting debut as a wheelchair-bound girl with a desire to pilot her own airplane. Bette Davis, as a former stunt flyer who now runs a small airport's cafe, and Howard Hesseman, as the airport's easy-going watchman, team up to help her fulfill her...
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.
Nancy Sackett Screenplay. Robert C. Jessup Cinematography. Lee Holdridge Music. Critics reviews. An old flight instructor, a girl in a wheelchair who wants to learn how to fly, and an aircraft repair service trying to get an old plane back in the air get together to put the plane and the young girl up in the air.
Nov 20, 1980 · Skyward is a 1980 GE Theatre presentation in the lofty tradition of TV's Golden Age. Bette Davis stars (what an inadequate word!) as a 60-year-old retired barnstorming airplane pilot. Real-life paraplegic Suzy Gilstrap portrays a wheelchair-bound team who is "tired of looking up all the time."
