Original title:
October Sky
[en]
October Sky
[en]
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
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.
Genre
Drama, Family
Country
United States 
Budget
$25 000 000
Revenue
$34 698 685
Duration
1 hour 48 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Homer Hickam
Jake Gyllenhaal
John Hickam
Chris Cooper
Quentin Wilson
Chris Owen
Roy Lee
William Lee Scott
O'Dell
Chad Lindberg
Miss Riley
Laura Dern
Elsie Hickam
Natalie Canerday
Ike Bykovsky
Elya Baskin
Principal Turner
Chris Ellis
Jim Hickam
Scott Miles