The Climb
1998
94 Min
In 1959, young Danny Himes (Gregory Smith) becomes fixated on scaling a 203-foot radio tower scheduled for demolition. His motive: to prove his courage and stop the ribbing about his dad, who’s been labeled a coward for sitting out World War II. But Danny breaks his arm and, worse, he’s tasked with looking after curmudgeonly, dying neighbor Chuck (John Hurt). As it happens, Chuck was a civil engineer and has a plan to help Danny achieve his aim.