A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

Lorraine Bracco
as Mary

John Heard
as Daugherty

Adam Baldwin
as The King

Elijah Wood
as Mike

Joseph Mazzello
as Bobby

Ben Johnson
as Geronimo Bill

Sean Baca
as Fisher

Robert Munic
as Older Fisher

Garette Ratliff Henson
as Chad

Thomas Ian Nicholas
as Ferdie