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October Sky (1999)
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
107 minPGDramaHistory
TMDb7.7/101,453 votes
IMDb7.8/10108,202 votes
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic71/100
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.
Country: United States
Director: Joe Johnston
Awards: 4 wins & 11 nominations total
Box office: $32,570,685
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
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Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
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Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Mr. Dantzler
Keywords
Plot:based on novel or bookparent child relationshipsatellitebiographybased on true storyrocketwest virginiamining accidentteachersputnikrocketry
Time:1950s
Place:small towncoal mine
