October Sky
(1999)
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Synopsis
Before becoming a NASA engineer, Homer Hickam was a curious high-school student from West Virginia. When the Soviet Russia launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, Homer and his friends began designing their own rockets with dreams of escaping their coal-mining town.
Directors
Joe Johnston, Cliff Cudney, Robert Dalva, Joey DiGaetano, Tony Fanning, Nancy Foy, Larry Franco, Charles Gordon, Universal, Universal Pictures, Mark Isham, Larry J. Franco, Bill Johnson
Production year
1999
Rating
PG
Studio
Universal Pictures
Runtime
108 minutes
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott