October Sky
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
19991h 47mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Family
- History
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.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- parent child relationship
- based on true story
- 1950s
- small town
- biography
- teacher
- satellite
- coal mine
- west virginia
- rocket
- mining accident
- sputnik
- rocketry
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 19, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal,Chris Cooper,Chris Owen,Laura Dern,William Lee Scott,Chad Lindberg,Natalie Canerday,Elya Baskin,Chris Ellis,Scott Thomasand 45 more
- Director
- Joe Johnston
- Cinematography
- Fred Murphy
- Music
- Mark Isham
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $34,698,685
- IMDb
- tt0132477