October Sky
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1999-02-19 • 1h 48m
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
- Directors
- Joe Johnston
- Editors
- Robert Dalva
October Sky
Visit website1999-02-19 • 1h 48m
7.7/10 • 1.3K
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
- Directors
- Joe Johnston
- Editors
- Robert Dalva
Top Billed Cast
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Laura Dern
Miss Riley
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Ilya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $25,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $34,698,685.00
- Keywords
- small townbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipsatellitebiographyrocketwest virginiamining accidentteachercoal mine1950ssputnikrocketry