The Sky's the Limit (1975 film) explained

Based On:Story by Larry Lenville
Director:Tom Leetch
Starring:Pat O’Brien
Ike Eisenmann
Lloyd Nolan
Music:George Dunning
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Ron Miller
Cinematography:Andrew Jackson
Editor:Bob Bring
Runtime:89 minutes
Company:Walt Disney Productions
Network:NBC

The Sky's the Limit is a 1975 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Tom Leetch, starring Pat O’Brien, Ike Eisenmann and Lloyd Nolan.[1] [2] It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the story by Larry Lenville. The film was originally aired as a two-part episode on The Wonderful World of Disney on January 19 and 26, 1975 on NBC.[3] [4]

Plot

A boy known as Three (Ike Eisenmann), off from school for the summer, reluctantly goes to spend the time on his grandfather's farm. The rural life with his grandfather, Abner (Pat O'Brien) and his only farm hand Cornwall (Lloyd Nolan) is hard for Three to adjust to. This includes a goose that picks on him and an attempt to drive a tractor that goes wrong. However, things change when Three discovers a World War I biplane in the barn and that his grandfather was a flying ace during that war. Three convinces Abner to fix the plane and teach him how to fly.

Cast

Home media

The title has only been released on VHS and DVD.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sky's the Limit (1975) . All Movie . April 7, 2021.
  2. Web site: Sky’s the Limit, The (television) . . May 23, 2024.
  3. Book: Cotter . Bill . The Wonderful World of Disney Television . 1997 . Hyperion Books . 0-7868-6359-5.
  4. Web site: The Sky's the Limit . . May 23, 2024.