Story Line
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.
“Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.”
Top 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
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Rating
7.7/ 10
Release Date
1999-02-19
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
DramaHistory
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User Reviews (1)
r96sk
10/10
•7/2/2025<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 ch...