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  • Butterfly in the Sky (2022)
  • 87 min | Documentary
Butterfly in the Sky (2022)
87 min | Documentary

Chronicles the journeys of broadcasters, educators and filmmakers who believed television could inspire a lifelong love of reading with the acclaimed PBS show, Reading Rainbow.
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Updated Jun 9, 2022

Release date
Apr 30, 2024 (United States)

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68 cast members
Name Known for
LeVar Burton
Self - Reading Rainbow Host & Executive Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Host & Executive Producer   See fewer
Jamie Duneier
Self - Book Review Kid Self - Book Review Kid   See fewer
Alisa Reyes
Self - Book Review Kid Self - Book Review Kid   See fewer
Tom Puckett
Self - Book Review Kid Self - Book Review Kid   See fewer
Kenny Blank
Self - Book Review Kid (as Kenn Michael) Self - Book Review Kid (as Kenn Michael)   See fewer
Ed Wiseman
Self - Reading Rainbow Director Self - Reading Rainbow Director   See fewer
Jason Reynolds
Self - Young Adult Author Self - Young Adult Author   See fewer
Whoopi Goldberg
Self - Reading Rainbow Guest Star Self - Reading Rainbow Guest Star   See fewer
Kathy Kinsner
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Twila Liggett
Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Executive Producer (as Twila C. Liggett PhD) Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Executive Producer (as Twila C. Liggett PhD)   See fewer
Tony Buttino
Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Executive Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Executive Producer   See fewer
Barbara J. Irwin
Self - Reading Rainbow Project Assistant (as Barbara J. Irwin PhD) Self - Reading Rainbow Project Assistant (as Barbara J. Irwin PhD)   See fewer
Pam Johnson
Self - Former Vice President for Education, WNED (as Pam Johnson PhD) Self - Former Vice President for Education, WNED (as Pam Johnson PhD)   See fewer
Cecily Truett
Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Supervising Producer (as Cecily Truett Lancit) Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Supervising Producer (as Cecily Truett Lancit)   See fewer
Larry Lancit
Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Supervising Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Co-Creator & Supervising Producer   See fewer
Stephen Horelick
Self - Reading Rainbow Music Director Self - Reading Rainbow Music Director   See fewer
Jill Gluckson
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Ellen Schecter
Self - Reading Rainbow Writer (as Ellen Schecter PhD) Self - Reading Rainbow Writer (as Ellen Schecter PhD)   See fewer
Mark Mannucci
Self - Reading Rainbow Director Self - Reading Rainbow Director   See fewer
Dean Parisot
Self - Reading Rainbow Director Self - Reading Rainbow Director   See fewer
Orly Wiseman
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Robin Fogelman
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Ellen Doherty
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Ari Haberberg
Self - Reading Rainbow Assistant Director Self - Reading Rainbow Assistant Director   See fewer
Nikki Silver
Self - Reading Rainbow Producer Self - Reading Rainbow Producer   See fewer
Angela Bassett
Self - The Wonderful Towers of Watts Guest Narrator (archive footage) Self - The Wonderful Towers of Watts Guest Narrator (archive footage)   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Carlson
Self - Corporation for Public Broadcasting (archive footage) Self - Corporation for Public Broadcasting (archive footage)   See fewer
Johnny Carson
Self - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (archive footage) Self - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (archive footage)   See fewer
Connie Chung
Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)   See fewer
Tina Fabrique
Self - Vocalist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage) Self - Vocalist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Falk
Self - The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner Guest Narrator (archive sound) Self - The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner Guest Narrator (archive sound)   See fewer
Newt Gingrich
Self - U.S. Speaker of the House (archive footage) Self - U.S. Speaker of the House (archive footage)   See fewer
James Earl Jones
Guest Narrator (archive sound) (archive footage) Guest Narrator (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Regina King
Self - 'Max' Guest Narrator (archive sound) Self - 'Max' Guest Narrator (archive sound)   See fewer
Fred Rogers
Self - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (archive footage) Self - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (archive footage)   See fewer
Run-D.M.C.
Self - Hip Hop Group (archive footage) Self - Hip Hop Group (archive footage)   See fewer
Salt-N-Pepa
Self - Hip Hop Group (archive footage) Self - Hip Hop Group (archive footage)   See fewer
Janet Weir
Self - Co-Lyricist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage) Self - Co-Lyricist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Blackmon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Bradley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alison Brie
Annie Edison (archive footage) (uncredited) Annie Edison (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Yvette Nicole Brown
Shirley Bennett (archive footage) (uncredited) Shirley Bennett (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Dorn
Lieutenant Worf (archive footage) (uncredited) Lieutenant Worf (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Fallon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jonathan Frakes
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker (archive footage) (uncredited) Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Glover
Troy Barnes (archive footage) (uncredited) Troy Barnes (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Jordan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Koenig
Chekov (archive footage) (uncredited) Chekov (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Angela Lansbury
Jessica Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited) Jessica Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Samm Levine
Neal Schweiber (archive footage) (uncredited) Neal Schweiber (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joel McHale
Jeff Winger (archive footage) (uncredited) Jeff Winger (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Daryl Mitchell
Tommy Webber (archive footage) (uncredited) Tommy Webber (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nichelle Nichols
Uhura (archive footage) (uncredited) Uhura (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Trevor Noah
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosie O'Donnell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Rickman
Alexander Dane (archive footage) (uncredited) Alexander Dane (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mo Rocca
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Rockwell
Guy Fleegman (archive footage) (uncredited) Guy Fleegman (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Becky Wible Searles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Shalhoub
Fred Kwan (archive footage) (uncredited) Fred Kwan (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Shatner
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited) Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (archive footage) (uncredited) Captain Jean-Luc Picard (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Takei
Sulu (archive footage) (uncredited) Sulu (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenan Thompson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sigourney Weaver
Gwen DeMarco (archive footage) (uncredited) Gwen DeMarco (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Wright
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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