Flight into adventure
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Flight into adventure |
| Original title | Radio flyer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Richard Donner , David M. Evans (anonymous) |
| script | David M. Evans |
| production | Lauren Shuler Donner |
| music | Hans Zimmer |
| camera | László Kovács |
| cut |
Stuart Baird , Dallas Puett |
| occupation | |
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Radio Flyer (Original title: Radio Flyer ) is an American fantasy - Drama by Richard Donner from the year 1992 .
action
Mike watches his two sons argue. One says that a promise has no meaning. The father wants to teach them that a promise does count. He tells a story from his youth. Young Mike, his little brother Bobby, the mother and the German shepherd Shane are moving to a new town after their father has left them. Mary marries Jack, whom the others have to call "The King". Jack is an alcoholic and hits Bobby regularly. The mother does not know anything about the abuse. However, the sons see that their mother is happy with Jack and therefore do not say anything.
Both sons try to escape the brutal stepfather and imagine that their red Radio Flyer pull-out car is an airplane. Bobby flies away with it and Mike never sees him again. However, he receives postcards from all over the world.
production
David Mickey Evans ' script for Flight Into Adventure was coveted; Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures both made efforts. The contest began in November 1989. Columbia paid Evans a whopping $ 1.25 million for the script.
Filming began on June 18, 1990. Evans directed and Rosanna Arquette played the mother, Tomas Arana the King , Luke Edwards and James Badge Dale the sons. After ten days of shooting, the producers were disappointed, whereupon the executive producer Michael Douglas stopped shooting. He hired Richard Donner as the new director. Evans remained involved in the film as an executive producer.
reception
The film received mostly poor reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film got an average rating of 32% (based on 37 reviews).
Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin both criticized the film for creating a fantasy world to break out of the problem of child abuse.
The film grossed just over $ 4.6 million.
Awards
- Young Artist Awards 1993
- Best Actor in a Feature Film for Elijah Wood
- Nomination for Best Actor Under 10 Years in a Feature Film for Joseph Mazzello
- Nomination for Best Family Film
dedication
The film was dedicated to the screenwriter Nancy Benta Hansen and the production assistant Simone Fuentes.
Web links
- Flight into adventure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Radio Flyer at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rosenthal, Donna (October 28, 1990). "Rolling Along, Finally." The Los Angeles Times .
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (February 28, 1992). "Making Radio Flyer ." Entertainment Weekly .
- ↑ Radio Flyer. Retrieved March 10, 2017 (English).
- ^ Roger Ebert: Radio Flyer Movie Review & Film Summary (1992) | Roger Ebert .
- ↑ Radio Flyer . In: BoxOfficeMojo.com.