Fly Away Home

"To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible."

1996 1h 47m EN

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6.9

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★7.0TMDB · 530🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 28,659

AdventureDramaFamily

Synopsis

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Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

“To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.”

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Cast

Jeff Daniels
Thomas Alden
Anna Paquin
Amy Alden
Dana Delany
Susan Barnes
Terry Kinney
David Alden
Holter Graham
Barry Stickland
Jeremy Ratchford
Glen Seifert
Deborah Verginella
Amy's Mother
Michael J. Reynolds
General

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carroll Ballard
Writers: Robert Rodat, Vince McKewin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carroll Ballard, shot by Caleb Deschanel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicholas C. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin and Dana Delany carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Carroll Ballard directs. Caleb Deschanel behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Nicholas C. Smith cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Carroll Ballard, shot by Caleb Deschanel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nicholas C. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin and Dana Delany carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.".
7IMDB entry: tt0116329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "rescue", "daughter", "canada", "inventor".