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.| Status: | Released (1999-02-19) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins & 11 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $32,570,685 |
| Screen: | Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 131: Jake Gyllenhaal - Homer Hickam
- 2955: Chris Cooper - John Hickam
- 26999: Chris Owen - Quentin Wilson
- 4784: Laura Dern - Miss Riley
- 10128: William Lee Scott - Roy Lee
- 9186: Chad Lindberg - O'Dell
- 71886: Natalie Canerday - Elsie Hickam
Crews
- 4945: Joe Johnston - Director - Directing
- 52035: Lewis Colick - Screenplay - Writing
- 1460621: Julie D'Antoni - Production Office Assistant - Crew
- 61570: Russell Towery - Stunts - Crew
- 2392655: John Fagan - Stunts - Crew
- 550473: Jeff Galpin - Stunts - Crew
- 1437861: Cliff Cudney - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
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<em>'October Sky'</em> got me in the feels. I tend to (unintentionally) be a bit of a hardnose when it comes to fiction (even if a biopic) making an impact, but it does occasionally happen and this is one of those times. Weirdly too, because it is cheesy/cliché/whatever, but it worke ....
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