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Fly Away Home (1996)
Front Cover Actor
Movie Details
Director Carroll Ballard
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 107 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
There are some filmmaking teams that invariably bring out the best in each other, and that's definitely the case with director Carroll Ballard and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. They previously collaborated on The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf, and Fly Away Home is their third family film that deserves to be called a classic. Inspired by Bill Lishman's autobiography, the movie tells the story of a 13-year-old girl (Anna Paquin) who goes to live with her estranged, eccentric father (Jeff Daniels) following the death of her mother. At first she's withdrawn and reclusive, but finds renewed happiness when she adopts an orphaned flock of baby geese and, later, teaches them to migrate using an ultralight. Sensitively directed and stunningly photographed, the movie has flying sequences that are nothing short of astonishing, and Daniels and Paquin (Oscar winner for The Piano) make a delightful father-daughter duo. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 1518
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
043396060463
Release Date 8/7/2001
Subtitles Chinese; English; French; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1