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  1. The movie was the 16th ranked prime time television show in the United States for the week of its release, with a 22.0 Nielsen rating. The movie's success led to a one-hour Christmas special directed by Vincent McEveety in December 1981 called Skyward Christmas. Though Gilstrap reprised her role as Julie, the cast was largely new and the ...

  2. Nov 20, 1980 · Skyward: Directed by Ron Howard. With Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Clu Gulager. An aging Bette Davis is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport.

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    • Drama
    • Ron Howard
    • 1980-11-20
  3. Ron Howard's SKYWARD (1980) with Bette Davis

    • Sep 15, 2014
    • 119K
    • Wayne Ward
  4. Synopsis. A touching drama of a handicapped teenager and her quest for the freedom of the skies. Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating ...

    • Ron Howard
    • Anson Productions, Major H Productions
  5. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Teenage paraplegic Suzy Gilstrap made her TV acting debut as a wheelchair-bound girl with a desire to pilot her own airplane. Bette Davis, as a former stunt flyer who now runs a small airport's cafe, and Howard Hesseman, as the airport's easy-going watchman, team up to help her fulfill her dream. Fo.

    • Ron Howard
    • Cheryl Howard
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  7. Feb 16, 2014 · The movie "Skyward" begins at 00:08:35, and is preceded by a segment from "Ripley's Believe It or Not" hosted by Jack Palance, discussing flights reportedly ...

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    • gerdelt
  8. Skyward. 1980. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Story of a paraplegic girl (Suzy Gilstrap) determined to become a pilot. Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman. Scott: Ben Marley.

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