Fly Away Home (1996) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Following the death of her mother, thirteen-year-old Amy is bundled off to the Ontario farm to live with her estranged father, Thomas, an artist/inventor who has shaped his environment to reflect his eclectic interests. One day, Amy's travels through the farm's woods lead to a discovery that touches her: a nest of orphaned goose eggs. She nurtures the eggs until they hatch and, since geese imprint on whoever they see first, Amy becomes Mother Goose. Seeing his daughter's happiness, Thomas does not have the heart to deny her family of goslings. The young geese thrive but their idyll is disturbed when an officious wildlife officer tells Thomas that it is illegal to raise wild geese without clipping their wings. Thomas knows that nature will compel the geese to migrate south, but they've never learned to fly and with no other geese to show them how, they seem doomed. Thomas, however, has found a cause and decides to use his modest flying skills and hang glider experience to teach the geese to fly.

Cast & Crew

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Carroll Ballard

Jeff Daniels

Anna Paquin

Dana Delany

Terry Kinney

Carmen Lishman

Film Details

Also Known As

Den långa resan, Volando libre

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adventure

Drama

Family

Release Date

1996

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Releasing

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Synopsis

Following the death of her mother, thirteen-year-old Amy is bundled off to the Ontario farm to live with her estranged father, Thomas, an artist/inventor who has shaped his environment to reflect his eclectic interests. One day, Amy's travels through the farm's woods lead to a discovery that touches her: a nest of orphaned goose eggs. She nurtures the eggs until they hatch and, since geese imprint on whoever they see first, Amy becomes Mother Goose. Seeing his daughter's happiness, Thomas does not have the heart to deny her family of goslings. The young geese thrive but their idyll is disturbed when an officious wildlife officer tells Thomas that it is illegal to raise wild geese without clipping their wings. Thomas knows that nature will compel the geese to migrate south, but they've never learned to fly and with no other geese to show them how, they seem doomed. Thomas, however, has found a cause and decides to use his modest flying skills and hang glider experience to teach the geese to fly.

Directors

Carroll Ballard

Gary Capo

Cast

Jeff Daniels

Anna Paquin

Dana Delany

Terry Kinney

Carmen Lishman

Kevin Jubinville

Cheryl Macinnis

John Nelles

Michael Reynolds

Dick Callahan

David Hemblen

Geoff Mcbride

Christi Hill

Judith Orban

Deborah Verginella

Jeff Braunstein

Azura Bates

Sarena Paton

Holter Graham

Melissa Tanti

Timm Zemanek

Christopher Lorenz

Diane Douglass

Nora Ballard

Michael Vollans

Philip Akin

Ken James

Mark Wilson

Jeremy Ratchford

J Craig Sandy

John Friesen

Chris Benson

Michael Copeman

Larry Mccormick

Richard Saxton

Jonathan Bates

Jeffrey W Poulis

Gladys O'connor

Linden Chiles

Wendy Walsh

Crew

Scotty Allan

Lighting Technician

Bob Allen

Assistant Editor

Allan Angus

Christopher Ball

Assistant Director

Carol Baum

David R Beecroft

Stephen Belanger

Set Production Assistant

Mark Berger

Wayne Bezner-kerr

Animal Wrangler

Hans Bjerno

Camera Operator

Larry Blanford

Camera Operator

Maribeth Board

Deirdre Bowen

Russell Bowie

Assistant Camera Operator

Daniel R Bradette

Property Master

Carlo Campana

Reuben Cannon

Gary Capo

Director Of Photography

Gary Capo

Dp/Cinematographer

Shane Cardwell

William Carrick

Kim B Christensen

Sound Effects Editor

Angelo Colavecchia

Camera Operator

Yvonne Collins

Assistant Camera Operator

Dan Conley

Murray W Cooper

Special Thanks To

Ciaran Copelin

Assistant Camera Operator

Caleb Deschanel

Dp/Cinematographer

Caleb Deschanel

Director Of Photography

Marie-sylvie Deveau

Costume Designer

Patrick Dodd

Joseph Duff

John Eckert

Unit Production Manager

John Eckert

Associate Producer

Frank Eldridge

Frank Eulner

Sound Effects Editor

Malcolm Fife

Sara Fillmore

Production Coordinator

Seamus Flannery

Production Designer

Sean Flannery

Sandy Gallin

Executive Producer

Douglas Ganton

Kirk Goolsby

Lori Greenberg

Production Coordinator

Bill Hagan

Michael Hall

Assistant Camera Operator

Jacqueline Hampton

Assistant Camera Operator

Billy Hansard

Special Effects

Will Hoddinott

Assistant Location Manager

John Houston

Assistant Director

Mark Hryma

Camera Equipment

Fred Ionson

Transportation Captain

Mark Isham

Alan Kapler

Rick Kline

Stephen Krause

Ann Kroeber

Sound Effects Editor

Ken Kugler

Music Conductor

Keith Large

Unit Location Manager

Bill Lishman

Bill Lishman

Book As Source Material

Bill Lishman

Geordie Lishman

Animal Wrangler

Christina Luescher

David Macdonald

Florence Macgregor

Animal Wrangler

John Mackenzie

Construction Coordinator

Martin Malivoire

Special Effects Coordinator

Mark Manchester

John Mariella

Visual Effects Supervisor

Deborah Marks

Alice Mazelet

Blanche Mcdermaid

Script Supervisor

Vince Mckewin

Michael J Mckinnell

Script Supervisor

Kyle Menzies

Marnie Moore

Donald J. Mowat

Bob Munroe

Doug Murray

Sound Effects Editor

Malcolm Nefsky

John Nelles

Margie O'malley

Charlene Olson

Assistant Editor

David Orr

David Parker

Sean Parker

Office Assistant

Craig Pettigrew

Linda Petty

Wardrobe Supervisor

John Platt

Assistant Camera Operator

Kayla Popp

Assistant Director

Jeffrey W Poulis

Assistant Property Master

Stephen Price

Executive Producer

Richard Quinn

Dialogue Editor

Joe E. Rand

Bruce Raymer

Transportation Co-Captain

Michael Robertson

Michael Robertson

Robert Rodat

Norma Rose

Assistant Art Director

Howard Rothschild

Location Manager

Jill Samson

Assistant Director

Jack Sanderson

Ian D Scott

Takashi Seida

Elizabeth Senyi

Assistant Production Coordinator

Mel Shakespeare

Special Thanks To

Tracy Shaw

Gavin Shire

Dr. William Sladen

Nicholas C Smith

Nicole Smith

Lisa Storer

Assistant Sound Editor

Ivan Sutton

Extras Agent/Coordinator

David Tommasini

Helicopter Pilot

Elizabeth Tompkins

Production Accountant

Reynald Trudel

Richard Vanheuvelen

John Veitch

David Watts

Lewin Webb

Assistant Director

Greg Wells

Animal Wrangler

Kelly Whitlock

Laurence Wiese

Location Assistant

Ron Wisman

Assistant Editor

Dan Wladyka

Property Master

David Woodhouse

Simon Wookey

Office Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As

Den långa resan, Volando libre

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adventure

Drama

Family

Release Date

1996

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Releasing

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Award Nominations

Best Cinematography

1996

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1996 award for Best Family Film from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Released in United States Fall September 13, 1996

Re-released in United States November 8, 1996

Released in United States on Video February 11, 1997

Released in United States 1996

Completed shooting October 19, 1995.

Began shooting July 17, 1995.

Released in United States Fall September 13, 1996

Re-released in United States November 8, 1996

Released in United States on Video February 11, 1997

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)

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