Fly Away Home
“To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.”
Amy 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.
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Cast
40 people
Jeff Daniels
Thomas Alden
Known for
The Martian
Dumb and Dumber
Anna Paquin
Amy Alden
Known for
True Blood
X-Men: The Last Stand
Dana Delany
Susan Barnes
Known for
Tulsa King
Desperate Housewives
Terry Kinney
David Alden
Known for
Oz
The Watcher
Holter Graham
Barry Stickland
Known for
Maximum Overdrive
Offspring
Jeremy Ratchford
Glen Seifert
Known for
Cold Case
Small Town Crime
Deborah Verginella
Amy's Mother
No other roles listed
Michael J. Reynolds
General
Known for
The Descent: Part 2
Leap Year
David Hemblen
Dr. Killian
Known for
Yin Yang Yo!
Earth: Final Conflict
Ken James
Developer
Known for
Youngblood
Rituals
Nora Ballard
Jackie
No other roles listed
Sarena Paton
Laura
Also in
The Magic School Bus
The Little Princess
Carroll Ballard Director · Robert Rodat Screenplay Vince McKewin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $22M · United States release September 13, 1996
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,143,818
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Sandollar Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 1996
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 13, 1996
Theatrical
Argentina
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
December 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 1, 1997 · Physical
Finland
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical
France
May 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
January 30, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
June 9, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 7, 1997 · Digital
Ireland
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 30, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 10, 1997 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 29, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical · German
May 7, 1997 · Theatrical · French
United Kingdom
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
September 9, 2002 · Physical · DVD
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