Radio Flyer
Summary:
Two brothers are the victims of their widowed mother's violent drunkard husband who spares no rod with the youngest brother. Reverting to a world of make-believe, they imagine that their Radio Flyer wagon can fly and that in it they can escape their tormenting stepfather. This film deals in an almost make-believe manner with the serious issue of child abuse. It is narrated by Tom Hanks... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Elijah Wood - (Mike)
Joseph Mazzello - (Bobby)
Lorraine Bracco - (Mary)
John Heard - (Daugherty)
Adam Baldwin - (The King)
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Review:
Though at times falling into the familiar trappings of over-sentimentalized family melodrama, Richard Donner's sensitive tale of a childhood marred by abuse is ultimately redeemed by Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazzello's fine performances and Donner's symbolic handling of the material. It goes without question that child abuse is a difficul... Continue >>
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