He has never spoken a word. He sits on his windowsill at all hours of the day, arms stretched out at his sides. He thinks he's an airplane. And as the title divulges straightaway, while the script plays it catty, he actually can fly. This situation is worked out in the "inspirational" mode of those therapeutic dramas about learning how to figure-skate again after going blind or how to ski in a wheelchair or what-have-you, as a beautiful new girl-next-door goes against the advice of her peers ("You can't be in love with a retard. It's just not done") and endeavors to "bring him out." He proves to be some special kind of boyfriend, too -- a Superman to her Lois Lane (and to background music that paraphrases the "Can You Read My Mind?" theme from the Superman movies). The Spielberg influence is all over the place: stiltedly "natural" and forcedly "humorous" domestic scenes; unsympathetic and downright menacing authority figures; and extreme cynicism about the amounts of sugar the audience will be willing to swallow. Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedelia, and Colleen Dewhurst; written and directed by Nick Castle. (1986) — Duncan Shepherd
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