Radio Flyer (1992)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard Donner

Writer (WGA):

David M. Evans (written by)

Release Date:

21 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Powered by imagination.

Plot:

A father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs.

Plot Keywords:

Childhood | Radio Flyer | Physical Abuse | Belt | Wagon

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Lorraine Bracco	...	Mary
John Heard	...	Daugherty
Adam Baldwin	...	The King
Elijah Wood	...	Mike
Joseph Mazzello	...	Bobby
Ben Johnson	...	Geronimo Bill
Sean Baca	...	Fisher
Robert Munic	...	Older Fisher
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Chad (as Garette Ratliff)
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Ferdie
Noah Verduzco	...	Victor Hernandez
Isaac Ocampo	...	Jorge Hernandez
Kaylan Romero	...	Jesus Hernandez
Abraham Verduzco	...	Carlos Hernandez
T.J. Evans	...	Big Raymond

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for theme (child abuse) and violence.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | UK:12 (uncut) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Columbia State Historic Park - 22708 Broadway, Columbia, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The original script called for more fantasy sequences involving a worm man and zombies. These ideas were scrapped when Richard Donner replaced David M. Evans as the director.

Goofs:

Continuity: (At 81:11) When Victor tries to break into the clubhouse, he is wearing a dark blue shirt, but when Shane rips the leg of his jeans chasing him over the fence, he is wearing a gray patterned shirt.

Quotes:

Older Mike: History is all in the mind of the teller. Truth is all in the telling.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Clever idea

An imaginative film that opens the imagination of one soul. A young boy and his brother are having a tough life. They suffer an abusive, alcholic father as well as neighbourhood bullies with only their dependable dog as protection.

To escape their existance they build the 'Radio Flyer' a machine they believe will fly and protect them from their troubles.

Good acting and a clever concept will leave you feeling fulfilled however the ending is relatively far fetched.

A good movie.