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October Sky

DramaHistoryFamily

October Sky

Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.

7.7TMDB19991h 47m

TMDB7.7/10 · 1.5K votes

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TMDB7.7/10 · 1.5K votes

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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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Top cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Homer Hickam

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

John Hickam

Chris Owen

Chris Owen

Quentin Wilson

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Miss Riley

William Lee Scott

William Lee Scott

Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg

O'Dell

Natalie Canerday

Natalie Canerday

Elsie Hickam

Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Ike Bykovsky

Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis

Principal Turner

Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas

Jim Hickam

Randy Stripling

Randy Stripling

Leon Bolden

Courtney Cole-Fendley

Courtney Cole-Fendley

Dorothy Platt

David Dwyer

David Dwyer

Jake Mosby

Terry Loughlin

Terry Loughlin

Mr. Dantzler

Kaili Hollister

Kaili Hollister

Valentine Carmina

Crew

Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston

Director

Lewis Colick

Lewis Colick

Screenplay

Marc Sternberg

Marc Sternberg

Executive Producer

Peter Cramer

Peter Cramer

Executive Producer

Larry Franco

Larry Franco

Producer

Charles Gordon

Charles Gordon

Producer

Fred Murphy

Fred Murphy

Director of Photography

Mark Isham

Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

Robert Dalva

Robert Dalva

Editor

Betsy Cox

Betsy Cox

Costume Design

Barry Robison

Barry Robison

Production Design

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Details

Director: Joe Johnston
Released: 1999
Runtime: 1h 47m
Genres: Drama, History, Family
Box Office (Revenue): $34.7M
Production Budget: $25.0M
Scores: TMDB7.7/10 · 1.5K votes