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]
| The Sky's the Limit | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Based on | Story by Larry Lenville |
| Written by | Harry Spalding |
| Directed by | Tom Leetch |
| Starring | Pat O’Brien Ike Eisenmann Lloyd Nolan |
| Music by | George Dunning |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ron Miller |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jackson |
| Editor | Bob Bring |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 19 – January 26, 1975 |
Plot
editA 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
edit- Pat O’Brien as Abner Therman
- Ike Eisenmann as Three
- Lloyd Nolan as Cornwall
- Jeanette Nolan as Gertie
- Robert Sampson as Two
- Alan Hale Jr. as Cholly
- Richard Arlen as Grimes
- Ben Blue as Ben
- Huntz Hall as hitchhiker
Home media
editThe title has only been released on VHS and DVD.
References
edit- ^ "The Sky's the Limit (1975)". All Movie. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Sky's the Limit, The (television)". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
- ^ "The Sky's the Limit". TV Guide. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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