October Sky

Name: October Sky
Genre: Drama, Family, History
Released: 1999-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.679

About October Sky

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.

Joe Johnston's October Sky is a 1999 history film. Released in February 1999, it runs 107 minutes.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Homer Hickam, Chris Cooper as John Hickam, Chris Owen as Quentin Wilson, and Laura Dern as Miss Riley. Written by Lewis Colick. The film began as a novel.

Shelv files it under west virginia, satellite, rocket, and coal mine.

Chocolat, The Last Emperor, and Capote make useful companions to October Sky, all filed under 1950s, parent child relationship, and small town. It scores 7.7 out of 10 from 1,518 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.