A 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.
Acting
Wood and Mazzello sell brotherhood so hard it hurts.
Direction
Donner walks the tightrope between wonder and horror.
Production
That wagon-plane build montage? Pure childhood engineering porn.
Director
Richard Donner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as 'A Few Good Men,' this bombed because nobody wanted to see Elijah Wood cry while building a wagon-plane.
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