October Sky

1999

1h 47m

7.7

7.7/10

1,413 votes • View on IMDb

Drama History

"Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $34,698,685

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date	February 19, 1999
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0132477

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

Randy Stripling

Leon Bolden

Courtney Cole-Fendley

Dorothy Platt

Key Crew

Joe Johnston

Director

Lewis Colick

Screenplay

Peter Cramer

Executive Producer

Larry Franco

Producer

Marc Sternberg