1999
7.7 (1269 votes)
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Family
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
October Sky
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
Overview
Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Key Crew
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenplay: Lewis Colick
Director of Photography: Fred Murphy
Producer: Larry Franco, Charles Gordon
Top Cast
Laura Dern
Miss Riley
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Ilya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Videos
October Sky trailer
