The Flyboys (2008) on Netflix
PG-1320081h 44mActionAdventure
After moving to a small Arizona town, Kyle saves classmate Jason from bullies. Hiding in a plane at the airfield where Jason's uncle Ed works, the boys hear the engines start.
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- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb6.8/103,666 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes50%
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Plot summary
Kyle is the new boy in a small Arizona town, and he steps in when a group of bullies goes after his classmate Jason. The pair quickly strike up a friendship. Jason takes him to the local airfield, where his uncle Ed works, and Ed brings the two of them along on a flight. Thrilled by the ride, they agree to meet there again the next morning. Exploring on their own, they sit inside a small light aircraft, and then Jason takes Kyle to a hangar where a larger plane is parked, a silver twin-engine airliner. As they fiddle with its controls, the hangar doors roll open and the boys duck out of sight, climbing into the rear baggage space so nobody finds them.
Cast
- J. Todd Adamsas Lenny Drake
- Dallen Gettlingas Ed Thomas
- Frank D'Amicoas Sal
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Flyboys (2008)
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- Despite winning twenty-one awards on the festival circuit, Rocco DeVilliers's production failed to land a theatrical distributor and was ultimately released straight to DVD, re-titled Sky Kids.
- This modest aviation adventure turned out to be the final screen appearance of actor Harrison Young, who died three years before the film ever reached audiences.
- Producer, director and screenwriter Rocco DeVilliers made the low-budget production on just $2.4 million, with the work taking more than seven years from pre-production to completion.
