Product Description

In this intimate coming-of-age adventure, a teenage boy (Ryan Merriman) learns about the dangers and pleasures of love, life and flying. This superbly acted tale, told by award-winning director James Redford, is as beautiful as it is powerful.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16435 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-05-24
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 107 minutes

Customer Reviews

'Coming-Of-Age' Film Deserves More Recognition
This is one coming-of-age film I really liked and respected. Most of them are not "my cup of tea." However, this one features nothing but likable characters, including the teens. Yeah, they're not perfect; they have a few "moments," but mostly Ryan Merriman ("Eddie") and Paula Garces ("Francesca") are good kids.

The adults are even better, just wonderful people. Dana Dalaney ("Margaret") and Reuben Blades ("Ernesto") play a couple who adopts young "Eddie" who loses his parents in a small- plane accident. Stanley Tucci ("Frank") has a key role as a mentor of the boy, a guy who leaves Eddie when he's young but comes back and teaches the now-17-year-old how to fly.

Language-wise, there as almost zero profanity for the first hour, but there were cases of it in the last third of the movie. The photography is nice in here, too, especially for a film, I suspect, was low budgeted. This little-known film should be better-known. It's a nice story. I really can't imagine anyone watching this film and not enjoying and respecting it.

Save your money
I purchased this video because I liked Ryan Merriman when he was on the TV series Veritas. He must have been desperate for money when he signed onto this dog of a movie.

Paula Garces Steals The Show
Most know her from "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle", but Ms. Garces takes a strong dramatic turn in this movie and steals the show. Looking even more beautiful in this time piece, she makes you wish that she was in every scene. Excellent movie and well worth the bargain basement price it is being offered on here for.