Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

1992 · 114 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.0 (178 votes)
Dir. Richard Donner · Starring Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin, Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Ben Johnson · Music Hans Zimmer

Powered by imagination.

Drama

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.

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A bittersweet journey of childhood resilience. It's a tender, nostalgic look at brothers facing hardship with imagination and hope, set against a backdrop of 1960s California. A story of escape and unwavering familial love.

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