Radio Flyer (1992)

Regisseur:

Richard Donner
(mehr)

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

David M. Evans (written by)

Premierendatum:

21. Februar 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Powered by imagination.

Plot:

A father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs.

Plot Keywords:

Grim | Told In Flashback | Poignant | Box Office Flop | Melancholy

Filmpreise:

1 win & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Rather poignant

Besetzung

Lorraine Bracco	...	Mary
John Heard	...	Daugherty
Adam Baldwin	...	The King
Elijah Wood	...	Mike
Joseph Mazzello	...	Bobby
Ben Johnson	...	Geronimo Bill
Sean Baca	...	Fisher
Robert Munic	...	Older Fisher
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Chad (as Garette Ratliff)
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Ferdie
Noah Verduzco	...	Victor Hernandez
Isaac Ocampo	...	Jorge Hernandez
Kaylan Romero	...	Jesus Hernandez
Abraham Verduzco	...	Carlos Hernandez
T.J. Evans	...	Big Raymond
Victor DiMattia	...	Little Raymond
Adam Hendershott	...	Boy #1
Daniel Bieber	...	Boy #2
Coleby Lombardo	...	Fisher Friend #1
Mike Simmrin	...	Fisher Friend #2
Elden Henson	...	Fisher Friend #3 (as Elden Ratliff)
Lennard Camarillo	...	Fisher Friend #4
Lois Foraker	...	Aunt
William J. Bonnel	...	Uncle
Henry LaPlante	...	Priest
Steve Kahan	...	Coffee Shop Manager (as Stephen Kahan)
Steven Anthony Jones	...	Postman
Paul Tuerpe	...	Market Cashier (as Paul Tuerpé)
Scott Nimerfro	...	Golfer (as Scott Lloyd Nimerfro)
Reye Reed	...	Restaurant Patron
Susan Gale Linn	...	Waitress at Coffee Shop
Dawan Scott	...	Bigfoot
James Oliver	...	Gas Station Attendant
Michael Maiello	...	Gas Station Patron
Hattie Schwartzberg	...	Ticket Taker #1
Joan Hyman	...	Ticket Taker #2
John Mazzello	...	School Boy
Hannah Wood	...	School Girl
James W. Gavin	...	Pilot
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Tom Hanks	...	Older Mike (uncredited)
Rob Harris	...	Traffic Director (uncredited)
Daniel Trimble	...	Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Scott Trimble	...	Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Regie
Richard Donner
David M. Evans		(uncredited)

Buch (WGA)
David M. Evans		(written by)

Produktion
Rick Bieber	....	executive producer
Dale De La Torre	....	co-producer (as Dale R. de la Torre)
Michael Douglas	....	executive producer
David M. Evans	....	executive producer
Jennie Lew Tugend	....	co-producer
Peter McAlevey	....	executive producer
Lauren Shuler Donner	....	producer
Richard Solomon	....	co-executive producer
Jim Van Wyck	....	co-producer

Originalmusik
Hans Zimmer

Kamera
László Kovács

Schnitt
Stuart Baird
Dallas Puett

Szenenbild
J. Michael Riva

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
David F. Klassen

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Michael Taylor

Kostüme
April Ferry

Maske/Frisuren
Steven E. Anderson	....	makeup artist
Catherine Childers	....	hair stylist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist
Lisa Rocco	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Sue Baden-Powell	....	unit production manager
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor

Regieassistenten
Paul Lawrence	....	second assistant director: second unit
Peter MacDonald	....	second unit director
John G. Scotti	....	second assistant director: second unit
Alisa Statman	....	second second assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Paul Ford	....	set dresser
Thomas Hazlett	....	construction coordinator
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
Paul Sonski	....	set designer
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Mike Villarino	....	construction general foreman
J. Michael Davis	....	assistant greensman (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Bub Asman	....	sound effects editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Jim Hilton	....	adr mixer
Jim Hilton	....	sound mixer
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley supervisor
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor

Spezialeffekte
Guy Himber	....	creature shop mechanical supervisor
Guy Himber	....	puppeteer
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects
Rick Lazzarini	....	animatronic buffalo
Tom Martinek	....	motion control assistant: Apogee
Scott Oshita	....	animatronics
Scott Oshita	....	machinist
Russell Shinkle	....	animatronic creature effects
John Teska	....	special creature effects
Kevin Yagher	....	special creature effects
Gary Zink	....	special effects
Dan Frye	....	special effects: The Character Shop (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Allen Blaisdell	....	zoptic operator

Stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
Laura Dash	....	stunts
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Harry Hauss	....	stunts
Kanin J. Howell	....	stunts (as Kanin Howell)
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunt coordinator
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts
John D. Sarviss	....	stunts (as John Sarviss)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Jack Bauer	....	best boy grip
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Martin Glover	....	assistant camera
Don L. Henderson	....	grip
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	steadicam operator
Stephen St. John	....	steadicam operator
Bill Pelkey	....	electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Nancy Hayes	....	casting: San Francisco

Schnitt (Stab)
David Mann	....	assistant editor
Sati Tooray	....	colorist
Glenn Richard Côté	....	assistant to editor (uncredited)

Musik (Stab)
Bruce Fowler	....	additional orchestrator
Richard Harvey	....	musician: panpipes
Laura Perlman	....	music editor

Restlicher Stab
Donnell Barnes	....	studio teacher
Thomas Bianco	....	production assistant
Matthew J. Birch	....	production assistant
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
David Calvio	....	effects artist: Kevin Yagher
Marty Elfalan	....	assistant accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
James W. Gavin	....	aircraft coordinator
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Amy Jackson	....	production assistant
Peter McManus	....	assistant accountant
Jason Roberts	....	assistant: Richard Donner
Jay Newington	....	production assistant: Sonora (uncredited)
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Jon Sperry	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
• Stonebridge Entertainment

Verleihfirmen

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A. (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Video Omega (Argentina) (video)

Spezialeffekte

• Apogee Productions
• Character Shop

Weitere Firmen

• Movie Movers  cast trailers
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Länge:

114 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

UK:12 (uncut) | South Korea:All | UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Columbia State Historic Park - 22708 Broadway, Columbia, California, USA

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

The original script called for more fantasy sequences involving a worm man and zombies. These ideas were scrapped when Richard Donner replaced David Mickey Evans as the director.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When The King finds the electric cord inside the oven he closes the door after pulling it out. When they show it again as he grabs his beer, the door is open again.

Dialogzitate:

Older Mike: [on getting the idea to sell golf balls] It was money, I didn't know how it would help but I knew we were better off if we had some than if we didn't.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Downtown

Rather poignant

'Radio Flyer' is really not the sort of film to watch if you are depressed or have had a violent childhood but the storyline makes for a rather bittersweet film. The film revolves around eight-year old Mike and six-year-old Bobby who move to a small town with their mother and new step-father not long after their biological father abandons them. Instead of heralding a fresh start for the boys, their new life turns to terror and misery when their step-father, who likes to be called the King, physically abuses little Bobby. Mike, desperate to protect his little brother, then plans to turn his Radio Flyer trailer into a plane so they can fly away to safety.

Lorraine Bracco, who plays the boys' mother, was quite good in showing the vulnerability, shame and protectiveness of a mother who realises her children are being harmed by her husband and Stephen Baldwin was very effective in portraying the King's vicious, cruel nature even though we never see his face. However, it is a young Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazzello, who play Mike and Bobby respectively, who carry the film and both rise to the occasion brilliantly. Elijah Wood's Mike was portrayed as a very sympathetic character who you truly felt was loyal and loving to his mother and brother despite his tender age while Joseph Mazzello was very sweet and engaging as Bobby, a little boy who just couldn't comprehend why an adult who was meant to care for him was instead hurting him.

As I said before, this film is definitely not for the very young or those who are very sensitive to issues of child abuse because Bobby doesn't just get a smack or two in the film, he is brutalised to the point where you just want to reach through to the screen and give the King a taste of his own medicine. It is quite disturbing to actually see on-screen the treatment this six-year-old endures. That said, 'Radio Flyer' is an endearing film about how even the youngest of children can be brave, loyal and have wills of steel. And with the ending being rather ambiguous, viewers can interpret for themselves what fate met Bobby.