October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern.

October Sky: Directed by Joe Johnston. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen. The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first …

However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With his friends …

Feb 19, 1999 · “October Sky” tells the story of four boys in a poverty-stricken corner of Appalachia who are determined to build their own rocket, and help get America back in the “space race.”

The boyhood trials and tribulations of future NASA scientist Homer Hickham - in 1950s West Virginia, he and his friends bond over a mutual love of model rocket construction.

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Inspired by the launch of the Sputnik satellite, a teenager starts to design and build rockets, hoping to escape a life working in the coal mines.

Feb 19, 1999 · When high schooler Homer Hickam, Jr. (Jake Gyllenhaal) sees the Sputnik satellite in the night sky, he dares to break free of the mines and reach for the stars. With the …

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