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October Sky

October Sky (1999)★ 7.9/10

PG · US · 108 min · February 19, 1999

  • Drama
  • Family
  • Biography

Directed by: Joe Johnston

Written by: Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick

The real-life account of Homer Hickam, a son of a coal miner, who, against his father's objections, found inspiration in the inaugural Sputnik launch and pursued a passion for rocketry.

Directed by

Joe Johnston

Written by

Homer H. Hickam Jr.Lewis Colick

Cast & crew

Jake GyllenhaalHomer HickamChris CooperJohn HickamLaura DernMiss RileyChris OwenQuentinWilliam Lee ScottRoy LeeChad LindbergO'DellNatalie CanerdayElsie HickamScott ThomasJim HickamRandy StriplingLeon BoldenChris EllisPrincipal TurnerElya BaskinIke BykovskyCourtney Cole-FendleyDorothy PlattDavid DwyerJake MosbyTerry LoughlinMr. DantzlerKaili HollisterValentine CarminaDavid CopelandCoach GainerDon Henderson BakerJensenTom KagyLennyDonald ThorneTrooper OneJustin WhitsettKidLarry RueNeighborNeva HowellNeighborTerry NienhuisNeighborBrady ColemanAndersonRick ForresterRoperTerrence GibneyBasil ThorpeDouglas SwanderCorvette GuyKeeli Hale KimbroCorvette GirlMark Jeffrey MillerVernonBlaque FowlerReverendDon TilleyRescue WorkerRockford DavisChemistry TeacherJohn BennesDoctorJonathan FawbushBarneyLarry BlackFred SmithFrank SchulerMoonshinerTommy SmeltzerMan at MineCharles LawlorMinerTom TurbivilleMinerIda GinnQuentin's MomRichard LumpkinJudge at WelchMark Whitman JohnsonUnion OfficialDon TaylorUnion OfficialDon G. CampbellMr. MorrisLiz BylerIvy League GirlBradford Ryan LundIvy League BoyFrank Hoyt TaylorJudge at IndyDave HagerHead JudgeRay ElderTom WebsterAndy StahlJack PalmerJoe DigaetanoWernher von BraunTom TaylorMiner in ElevatorDavid DuceyMan in CrowdJenny PattersonNurseO. Winston LinkLocomotive EngineerWren BarnesScience Fair Student (uncredited)Ryder DavisMan in Crowd (uncredited)Brian Edward KeithCoal Miner (uncredited)Shawn LindsayMiner (uncredited)