October Sky
October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern. The screenplay, based on the memoir of the same name, follows Homer H. Hickam Jr.'s journey from a coal miner's son to a NASA engineer, inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.
ReleasedFeb 19, 1999
Budget$25M
Box Office$35M
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
7.9
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John Hickam
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Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
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O'Dell
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William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
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