October Sky(1999)
movie - first aired/released 1999-02-19 - 107 min - audience 7.7
Drama, History, Family
Directed by Joe Johnston
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.
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Cast
Jake GyllenhaalHomer Hickam
Chris CooperJohn Hickam
Chris OwenQuentin Wilson
Laura DernMiss Riley
William Lee ScottRoy Lee
Chad LindbergO'Dell
Natalie CanerdayElsie Hickam
Elya BaskinIke Bykovsky
Chris EllisPrincipal Turner
Scott ThomasJim Hickam- Randy StriplingLeon Bolden
- Courtney Cole-FendleyDorothy Platt
David DwyerJake Mosby
Terry LoughlinMr. Dantzler
Kaili HollisterValentine Carmina- David CopelandCoach Gainer
Don Henderson BakerJensen- Tom KagyLenny
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- Donald ThorneTrooper One
- Justin WhitsettKid
- Larry RueNeighbor
Neva HowellNeighbor- Terry NienhuisNeighbor
Brady ColemanAnderson
Rick ForresterRoper
Terrence GibneyBasil Thorpe- Doug SwanderCorvette Guy
- Keeli Hale KimbroCorvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey MillerVernon
Blaque FowlerReverend- Don TilleyRescue Worker
- Rockford DavisChemistry Teacher
John BennesDoctor- Jonathan FawbushBarney
- Larry BlackFred Smith
- Frank SchulerMoonshiner
Tommy SmeltzerMan at Mine
Charles LawlorMiner- Tom TurbivilleMiner
- Ida GinnQuentin's Mom
- Richard LumpkinJudge at Welch
- Mark W. JohnsonUnion Official
- Don TaylorUnion Official
- Don G. CampbellMr. Morris
- Liz BylerIvy League Girl
- Bradford Ryan LundIvy League Boy
Frank Hoyt TaylorJudge at Indy
Dave HagerHead Judge- Ray ElderTom Webster
Andy StahlJack Palmer- Joe DigaetanoWernher Von Braun
- Thomas TaylorMiner in Elevator
- David DuceyMan in Crowd
- Jenny PattersonNurse
- O. Winston LinkLocomotive Engineer
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