Need the name of this movie.

Fritz Kempf · 11 October 2005, 11:14 AM

Who can tell me the name of the movie, in which a grandfather rebuilds an old Jenny with his grandson that had been hanging in his old barn? I saw this movie as a kid and I think it had Wilfred Brimly in it???

Bruno Stachel · 11 October 2005, 11:27 AM

I don't know the name of the show either. But didn't they patch up the plane with bed sheets? I wonder if the grandpa was the guy who played Grandpa Walton?

Fritz Kempf · 11 October 2005, 12:43 PM

I think your right on the bed sheets and I also remember they took the engine out of the VW bug to replace the Jenny's.

ww1 ace · 11 October 2005, 04:16 PM

Where the Red Fern Grows:Part 2?

Fritz Kempf · 11 October 2005, 06:36 PM

I'm sure that’s not it. In this movie the grandfather (possibly Brimly) is a former WW1 fighter pilot.
Thanks for trying.

Ed

SL DIII · 12 October 2005, 09:00 PM

Hi Fritz,
I remember seeing this movie when I was about 10 years old on "The Wonderful World of Disney", and I haven't seen it since. I've been trying to find the name of it too for a long while, but when I saw your post I made an extra effort to look it up. I thought it starred Jack Albertson, but it didn't so that was part of the reason I had trouble finding it. Here is a bit more on it:

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...ml?v_id=129035

The Sky's the Limit
1975 - USA - Family Drama/Childhood Drama

PLOT DESCRIPTION
The central "character" of the Disney made-for-TV movie The Sky's the Limit is a battered old biplane. The aircraft comes in handy when a spry old farmer (Pat O'Brien) makes an effort to "reach" his truculent grandson (Ike Eisenmann). It so happens that the farmer was a World War I ace, and as such promises to take the boy up in the air for a crop-dusting session. Next step: get the biplane into flying shape. Also starring Lloyd Nolan and Jeanette Nolan (no relation), The Sky's the Limit premiered as a two-part Wonderful World of Disney episode on January 19 and 26, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Is this the one? Let me know if you find a copy.
Did they use a Standard J-1 in the film? If so, who did it belong to?

Best regards,
SL DIII

SL DIII · 13 October 2005, 12:31 PM

Hi Again,

Here's a bit more on the movie from another source:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073719/

Disney biplane movie, 10 June 2005

Author: lightninboy from South Dakota
Disney biplane movie. Three is third generation. Two is second generation. Two takes Three to stay at Three's grandfather's farm in the California wine country while Two goes to Europe or somewhere. Three doesn't feel at home on the farm at first. A goose picks on him. Three starts up a Caterpillar and gets into trouble with it. But Three discovers that Grandpa has an old biplane. Grandpa used to be an ace pilot. Three and Grandpa can talk about aviation, and Three feels more at home. Three talks Grandpa into flying the old plane again. Grandpa and his farming cohort get it to flying, but the engine goes bad. Two comes back to get Three, driving a Volkswagen Beetle. Grandpa isn't allowed to take Three up in the plane because Two thinks it would be too dangerous, and he needs an engine from somewhere anyway. Do you think that Grandpa could manage to take Three for a flight before he has to leave?

I seem to remember that "grandpa" mentions that he got his pilot's license from one of the Wright Brothers in the movie.

SL DIII

Fritz Kempf · 13 October 2005, 05:26 PM

Ha......THATS IT!!!!!!!!
Thanks SL DIII.
It doesn't seem like you can buy it anywhere, since that seems like the only way to see it again...too bad.

Thanks again.
Ed

Bruno Stachel · 13 October 2005, 06:40 PM

Yep, that sounds like the one I'm thinking of.

Shipmodeler · 14 October 2005, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruno Stachel

I don't know the name of the show either. But didn't they patch up the plane with bed sheets? I wonder if the grandpa was the guy who played Grandpa Walton?

Grandpa Walton's name was Will Geer.