October Sky (1999)
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
108 min
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.
- Release date
- February 19, 1999
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Box office
- $34,698,685
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam
- Chris Cooper as John Hickam
- Chris Owen as Quentin
- Laura Dern as Miss Riley
- William Lee Scott as Roy Lee
- Chad Lindberg as O'Dell
- Natalie Canerday as Elsie Hickam
- Elya Baskin as Ike Bykovsky
- Chris Ellis as Principal Turner
- Scott Miles as Jim Hickam
- Randy Stripling as Leon Bolden
- Courtney Cole-Fendley as Dorothy Platt
- David Dwyer as Jake Mosby
- Terry Loughlin as Mr. Dantzler
- Kaili Hollister as Valentine Carmina
- Don Henderson Baker as Jensen
- Tom Kagy as Lenny
- Neva Howell as Neighbor
- Brady Coleman as Anderson
- Rick Forrester as Roper
- Terrence Gibney as Basil Thorpe
- Mark Jeffrey Miller as Vernon
- Blaque Fowler as Reverend
Crew
- Joe Johnston · Director
- Homer H. Hickam Jr. · Writer
- Lewis Colick · Writer
- Larry Franco · Producer
- Charles Gordon · Producer
- Mark Isham · Composer
- Fred Murphy · Cinematographer
- Robert Dalva · Editor
- Nancy Foy · Casting director
- Barry Robison · Production designer