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6.9Amy 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.
Released: 1996-09-13107 minDir: Carroll BallardAdventure, Drama, FamilyBudget: $22.0MBox office: $25.1M
Cast
- Jeff Daniels as Thomas Alden
- Anna Paquin as Amy Alden
- Dana Delany as Susan Barnes
- Terry Kinney as David Alden
- Holter Graham as Barry Stickland
- Jeremy Ratchford as Glen Seifert
Themes
- rescue
- daughter
- canada
- inventor
- loss of loved one
- tragedy
- aviation
- goose
- earring
- shampoo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Carroll Ballard
- Screenwriter
- Bill Lishman
- Composer
- Mark Isham
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Caleb Deschanel
- Narrative location
- New York
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 734985
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Fly Away Home aircraft.jpg
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- publication date
- 1997-01-30
- title
- Fly Away Home
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.2/10
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