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.
Acting
Chris Cooper's barely-contained disappointment as Dad.
Practical Effects
Real rocket science, no CGI—those explosions are genuine.
Writing
Miss Riley's 'don't blow yourself up' speech is cinema.
Director
Joe Johnston
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
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Elya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Scott Thomas
Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Mr. Dantzler
Kaili Hollister
Valentine Carmina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Homer Hickam himself makes a cameo as the miner who hands young Homer his lunch bucket—full circle from real life to Hollywood.
The title is an anagram: 'October Sky' rearranges to 'Rocket Boys,' the original book title the studio feared sounded too gay for 1999 moviegoers.
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oh thanks, you showed the fuckin whole movie in just 2 minutes
@timogame-go1dk
من أجمل وأروع ماقدمت السينما العالمية على مدى الزمن رائعة من روائع الأنتاج التي تغذي الأمل
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Blew me away
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