Film
October Sky
1999 · 1h 47m · Drama · History
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90%
- Metacritic
- 71
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Overview
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
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Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
Laura Dern
Miss Riley
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Elya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Scott Thomas
Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Mr. Dantzler
Kaili Hollister
Valentine Carmina
David Copeland
Coach Gainer
Crew
- Joe JohnstonDirector
- Lewis ColickScreenplay
- Larry FrancoProducer
- Charles GordonProducer
- Peter CramerExecutive Producer
- Marc SternbergExecutive Producer
- Fred MurphyDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Robert DalvaEditor
- Nancy FoyCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 19, 1999
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $34,698,685
- Genres
- Drama, History
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