| October Sky | |||||
| Universal Studios (1999) | |||||
| Drama, Family, Biography | |||||
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#987 |
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| Jake Gyllenhaal | Homer Hickam | |
| Chris Cooper | John Hickam | |
| Laura Dern | Miss Riley | |
| Chris Owen | Quentin | |
| William Lee Scott | Roy Lee | |
| Chad Lindberg | O'Dell | |
| Natalie Canerday | Elsie Hickam | |
| Scott Thomas | Jim Hickam | |
| Randy Stripling | Leon Bolden | |
| Chris Ellis | Principal Turner | |
| Elya Baskin | Ike Bykovsky | |
| Courtney Cole-Fendley | Dorothy Platt | |
| David Dwyer | Jake Mosby | |
| Terry Loughlin | Mr. Dantzler | |
| Kaili Hollister | Valentine Carmina | |
| David Copeland | Coach Gainer | |
| Don Henderson Baker | Jensen | |
| Tom Kagy | Lenny | |
| Donald Thorne | Trooper One | |
| Justin Whitsett | Kid |
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| Producer |
Larry Franco
Charles Gordon Marc Sternberg Peter Cramer |
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| Writer | Lewis Colick
Homer H. Hickam Jr. |
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| Cinematography |
Fred Murphy
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| Musician | Mark Isham
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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. |
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