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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.
1999 · Directed by Joe Johnston · 107 min · Drama · History · Family · 12 frames
Tagline
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
Crew
- Screenplay: Lewis Colick
- Cinematography: Fred Murphy
- Edited by: Robert Dalva
- Music: Mark Isham
- Production design: Barry Robison
- Produced by: Larry Franco, Charles Gordon
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam
- Chris Cooper as John Hickam
- Chris Owen as Quentin Wilson
- 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 Thomas as Jim Hickam
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $34,698,685
- Themes: small town, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, satellite, biography, based on true story, rocket, west virginia, mining accident, teacher
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