Flying (film)

Flying
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Lynch
Written by	John Sheppard
Produced by	Anthony Kramreither
Starring	Olivia d'Abo Rita Tushingham Keanu Reeves
Cinematography	Perci Young
Edited by	Nick Rotundo
Music by	Ollie E. Brown Joe Curiale
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	14 May 1986
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Flying (also known as Dream To Believe and Teenage Dream) is a 1986 drama film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Olivia d'Abo, Rita Tushingham and Keanu Reeves (in film debut).

Plot

Robin Crew is a high school student who used to be a champion gymnast until she suffered a knee injury in the car accident which killed her father. She continues to train on her own and makes her school's gymnastics team, despite outside pressures from her step-father and the other gymnasts. Robin does, however, receive support from her mother and Tommy, her new boyfriend, as the crucial gymnastics meet approaches.

Production and release

Filming took place from October 1984 until December 1984. Cynthia Rhodes reportedly served as a dance double for Olivia d'Abo. The film was first screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. That year, it was released theatrically in its native Canada on September 12, 1986. Sometime after its theatrical release, it was released on video in the United States by Cinema Group Home Video and in Canada by Cineplex Odeon.

The movie is assumed to be public domain as it has been released on VHS and DVD several times from different distributors since then.

Cast

• Olivia d'Abo - Robin Crew
• Rita Tushingham - Jean Stoller
• Keanu Reeves - Tommy Warneki
• Jessica Steen - Carly Simmons
• Renee Murphy - Leah Kilbourne
• Sean McCann - Jack Crew
• Samantha Langevin - Marge Crew
• Nicole Logan - Gillian Crew
• Samantha Logan - Stacy
• Anthony Kramreither - Mark Sanderson
• Denis Simpson - Fred Stoner
• Eugene Clark - Roy Teler
• Louis Tucci - Leo

External links

• Flying at IMDb
• Dream to Believe at Rotten Tomatoes