Radio Flyer (1992)

Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Adam Baldwin, Ben Johnson, Elijah Wood, John Heard, Joseph Mazzello, Lorraine Bracco, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tom Hanks

Synopsis:

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.