October Sky
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
1999-02-19 | 108 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Laura DernMiss Riley
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Jake GyllenhaalHomer Hickam
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Chris OwenQuentin Wilson
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Chris CooperJohn Hickam
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William Lee ScottRoy Lee
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Chad LindbergO'Dell
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Natalie CanerdayElsie Hickam
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Elya BaskinIke Bykovsky
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Chris EllisPrincipal Turner
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Scott ThomasJim Hickam
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Randy StriplingLeon Bolden
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Courtney Cole-FendleyDorothy Platt
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David DwyerJake Mosby
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Terry LoughlinMr. Dantzler
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Kaili HollisterValentine Carmina
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Don Henderson BakerJensen
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