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Very much may your milage vary in regards to this film. On one hand, you may find it a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|heartwarming]] [[Tear Jerker|tearjerker]]. On the other hand, however, you may find it (and indeed, at the time of its release, many such as [[Roger Ebert]] and Leonard Maltin found it) a bit immoral for suggesting that all a child needs to do to escape abuse is construct a rickety little toy airplane out of a red wagon and stuff from a junkyard; something which obviously is impossible in real life. Because of the said nebulous conclusion, a few people have concocted theories regarding that Bobby {{spoiler|doesn't actually successfully fly away at the end}}. One such theory is that Mike was the actual recipent of the abuse and that Bobby was just a psychological projection, e la ''[[Fight Club]]'', whom he used to disassociate himself from it, and that he flew away once The King was arrested because Mike no longer had any need of him. Another theory is that Bobby actually perished, and that Mike repressed this memory and constructed a false but bearable one of him flying away. However, [[Word of God|director Richard Donner has denied all these theories]].
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* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]
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* [[Disappeared Dad]]: The boys' real father.
* [[Distant Prologue]]: The Fisher story.
* [[Disturbed Doves]]: A flock of these takes off when The King gives Bobby the [[No
* [[Dream Sequence]]: The dream of the buffalo.
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Mary does this to The King. Sadly, can be [[Truth in Television]]
* [[The Faceless]]: The King. Believed to be because Baldwin didn't want his face associated with child abuse, but could also be the director's way of portraying The King as an almost mythic figure.
* [[Framing Device]]: Adult Mike is telling his kids the story of his childhood.
* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]: Subverted. At one point, Mikey has a choice, to stay with Bobby or to play football with Victor and his gang. Given that he wants to fit in, he goes with the gang, leaving his brother to his own devices. The result: the football game is actually an ambush, which Mikey ends up overcoming, only to come home and find that his brother was put in the hospital by The King. He realizes he should have stayed with Bobby.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Twice, during onstage abuse of Bobby, the camera cuts away, to Mikey the first time, and to a flock of [[Disturbed Doves]] the second.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Mikey gives one to Victor, winning the fight.
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* [[Jossed]]: [[Word of God]] denies the presence of [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] or an [[Unreliable Narrator]].
* [[Just Plane Wrong]]: No way could the souped-up Radio Flyer fly in real life.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Quoted nearly word for word by Fisher's friends during the prologue.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: The "Is he...?" variant is used with Fisher.
* [[No
* [[Kick the Dog]]: The King almost kills Shane at one point.
* [[Love Makes You Dumb]]: Or at least, very gullible. Mary is quick to swallow The King's very transparent lies and empty promises.
* [[Only Known
* [[Pinky Swear]]
* [[Plot Parallel]]: The beatings of Mikey and Bobby, by Victor's gang and The King, respectively.
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