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| Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 13, 1996 |
Starring:
Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, David Hemblen, Deborah Verginella, Holter Graham, Jeff Daniels, Jeremy Ratchford, Ken James, Michael J. Reynolds, Terry Kinney
Summary:
A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.
There are scenes in this movie that give you well, goose bumps, that make you proud to live on the same planet with creatures so exquisitely, instinctively and spiritually lovely. [13 Sep 1996]
An untreacly family film is a true rare bird. [13 Sep 1996]
What makes "Fly Away Home" worth seeing is Ballard and Deschanel's beguiling imagery: the geese devotedly following Paquin around the farm as she tries to speak their language; a wry shot of Kinney dozing off in front of a televised wrestling match as Amy sneaks off to tend her eggs; and those spectacular flying episodes, which are quite unlike anything else on the horizon. [13 Sep 1996]
Fly Away Home falls a little short of classic status, but it is easily one of the more appealing family films to come flying this way in quite some time. [13 Sep 1996, p.03]
One part beautiful fable, one part cheesy "Rocky" clone, "Fly Away Home" is nonetheless a notch above most flimsy Hollywood movies made primarily for children. [13 Sep 1996, p.44]
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