Radio Flyer is a 1992 drama-fantasy film from Columbia Pictures.
The film, directed by Richard Donner and, as uncredited, David M. Evans, stars Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hanks, Lorraine Bracco, Adam Baldwin, and Ben Johnson.
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 fanta...
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Radio Flyer is a 1992 drama-fantasy film from Columbia Pictures.
The film, directed by Richard Donner and, as uncredited, David M. Evans, stars Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hanks, Lorraine Bracco, Adam Baldwin, and Ben Johnson.
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 beat 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...
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