October Sky 1999 Movie

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. More details

Directors

Joe Johnston

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper Laura Dern

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biography drama family school gymnasium principal police officer watching television rocket coal sputnik mining mine science friend science fair high school college coal mine hope rocketry satellite west virginia competition scholarship nerd miner gym pushing a vehicle underdog cold war era reference to wernher von braun triumph train tracks cold war bomb mining accident mine collapse cafeteria chemistry class welder steel launchpad home movie 45 recording recording record player dancing dancer dance vanguard rocket reference to werner von braun african american chinese basement guided missile layoff labor strike demonstration rocket launching barber teenage boy year 1957 coalwood west virginia coal industry wheelchair crying telephone forest woods fire bus shooting a car target practice rifle rain cement robbery theft thief determination jealousy scientist geek drunkenness death marching band football coach coach football player football practice football field high school football car radio radio news radio listening to a radio classroom class teacher student relationship rocket scientist headlamp abuse month in title space race space satellite historical event aerospace industry mother son relationship labor union indianapolis indiana hospital hodgkin's disease hero handcuffs german friendship forest fire american football fence explosion coal mining brother brother relationship train mathematics mine disaster generation gap calculus appalachia small town father son relationship death of father based on true story based on novel title spoken by character

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