Radio Flyer
A father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs.
- Director: Richard Donner
- Genre:Drama
- Runtime:114 minutes
Cast
Lorraine Bracco : Mary
John Heard : Daugherty
Adam Baldwin : The King
Elijah Wood : Mike
Joseph Mazzello: Bobby
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Two young brothers escape their chaotic family life with dreams of flying. Inspired by a local legend, they attempt to build a working airplane. And in the process of transforming their ordinary red wagon into a fantastical flying machine, transform their own lives into an extraordinary adventure. “The King” (step-father) always beats the younger brother instead of the older one when he is drunk, causing the older one to care for the younger one a lot more. The mother has no idea about this abuse.
At one point in the film one of the boys fit wings and a lawnmower engine to a Radio Flyer wagon, enabling the younger boy to fly away from home to escape his abusive step-father “The King”. There has been speculation that this fantastical journey was intended as a metaphor for suicide, but this has been denied by Donner. Read more
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