left|thumb|Reeve, Frank Gifford and Ronald Reagan at a reception and picnic marking the 15th anniversary of the Special Olympics program in the Diplomatic Reception room, May 1983 In 1983, Reeve appeared in Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, playing the dual roles of Prince Charming and the cowardly prince in Sleeping Beauty. In Williamstown, he acted in the play Holiday. Later that year, Reeve went to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, to work on the film The Aviator. The producers approached him without knowing he could fly a Stearman, the vintage biplane used in the film. He readily accepted the role and volunteered to do his own piloting to achieve a more realistic look.Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 217–219 The film was released in March 1985.
left|thumb|Reeve, Frank Gifford and Ronald Reagan at a reception and picnic marking the 15th anniversary of the Special Olympics program in the Diplomatic Reception room, May 1983 In 1983, Reeve appeared in Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre playing the dual roles of Prince Charming and the cowardly prince in Sleeping Beauty. In Williamstown, he acted in the play Holiday. Later that year, Reeve went to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, to work on the film The Aviator. The producers approached him without knowing he could fly a Stearman, the vintage biplane used in the film. He readily accepted the role and volunteered to do his own piloting to achieve a more realistic look.Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 217–219 The film was released in March 1985.