Director, Paul Cowan ; producer, Paul Cowan ; camera, Paul Cowan ; executive producer, Adam Symansky ; sound, Richard Nichol, James McCarthy ; editing, Paul Cowan, Sidonie Kerr ; sound editing, Jackie Newell ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Adrian Croll ; animation, Meilan Lam ; music, Ben Low.

Narrator, William Hutt ; cast, Eric Peterson, John Gray.

Recorded 1982.

The Kid Who Couldn't Miss has been the subject of controversy since its release in 1982. It is the fascinating account of how a brash kid from Owen Sound, Ontario, named William Avery (Billy) Bishop, became one of the leading fighter pilots of World War I. This film is a docudrama and combines elements of both reality and fiction. It does not pretend to be a biography of Billy Bishop. Certain characters have been used to express certain doubts and reservations about Bishop's exploits. There is no evidence that these were shared by the actual characters. At age 23, Bishop became a hero and Canada's most decorated military figure. Excerpts from John Gray's play Billy Bishop Goes to War, featuring Eric Peterson, provide a thread throughout the film.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Silver Baloon - Category: Full-length or Short Film , 1984 Silver Hugo for Best Documentary, 1983

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).