The Boy Who Could Fly

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Title

The Boy Who Could Fly

Contributor(s)

Borkent, Peter (Photographer)

Project Title

Hollywood North

Type of Resource

still image

Genre

photographs

Date Created

1985

Description

'The Boy who could Fly' was filmed in 1985, co-starring Fred Gwynne, (Herman Munster) from the TV series 'The Munsters', a young Fred Savage, and Colleen Dewhur. This scene with actors Jay Underdwood (Eric) and Lucy Deakins (Milly) was filmed in Vancouver at Lord Byng High School. The flying apparatus and cable setup was created by Robert Harman (flying wire specialist). Mr Harman also setup the flying sequences for Superman starring Christopher Reeve in the late 1970s.

Form

Photograph

Digital Origin

Reformatted Digital

Subject(s)

Streets - British Columbia - Vancouver - West 16th Avenue
Actors
Underwood, Jay
Deakins, Lucy
Cinematography - Special effects
Lord Byng Secondary School
Motion picture industry
High schools
Schools

Location(s)

British Columbia - Vancouver - 3939 West 16th Avenue
British Columbia - Vancouver - West Point Grey

Time Period

1980s

Use and Reproduction

Copyright not evaluated. For information about how you can use this item, see https://vpl.arcabc.ca/thisvancouver/use-reproduction

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