The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly
#1The Boy Who Could Fly
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.
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#2The Boy Who Could Fly
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
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#2The Boy Who Could Fly
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.
#3The Boy Who Could Fly
Posted: 5/1/13 at 8:04pmIf you're only in it for the 3-minute payoff, then yes, you will walk away disappointed.
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#4The Boy Who Could Fly
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 ...
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#6The Boy Who Could Fly
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.
#7The Boy Who Could Fly
Posted: 5/2/13 at 8:27amI had also forgotten about this movie until this thread, and unlike Playbilly I adored this movie. Whatever happened to Louise Fletcher?
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