The Boy Who Could Fly

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 7:56pm

Could it ever be a stage musical?

I love the film, love the music by Bruce Broughton, too (pretty well known know from commercials and Disney buy-outs).

I can see this on Broadway, and I'm not one of those who loves film-to-screen adaptations.

With the right composer (Guettel?), I could see this soaring over the audience in more ways than one.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 7:59pm

I SWEAR I heard of a demo recording of a musical version of this.

And this was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I loved Lucy Deakins and haven't thought of her in years. I just looked her up and it looks like she's had a really interesting life!! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Deakins

[mikey2573]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 8:02pm

If they could get Mindy Cohn to reprise her role from the film; AWESOME!
Seriously though, I always thought the premise of the movie was lame; the whole movie is about "Can the boy REALLY fly????"
Well, look at the title of the film. Kinda gives it away.

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 8:04pm

If you're only in it for the 3-minute payoff, then yes, you will walk away disappointed.

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 8:09pm

Part of the reason the story works is because of the music ... which is why I think it's ideally suited for a Broadway musical.

... with the right songwriters ...

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 8:12pm

Patti & Mandy should do it.

[Playbilly]

Posted: 5/1/13 at 11:11pm

I totally forgot about that movie until I saw this thread. Oh, man, did I dislike that treacly flick.

But, to each his own.

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 5/2/13 at 8:27am

I had also forgotten about this movie until this thread, and unlike Playbilly I adored this movie. Whatever happened to Louise Fletcher?