DramaHistory
October Sky
7.7
IMDb
🌐 EN
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.
Director
Joe Johnston
Year
1999
Category
Hollywood
Ratings & scores.
IMDb Rating
7.7 /10
Rotten Tomatoes
🍅
Metacritic
76 /100
Cast & crew.
🎭
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
🎭
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
🎭
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
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Laura Dern
Miss Riley
🎭
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
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Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
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Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
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Elya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Available qualities.
1080p
1.5GB
720p
800MB
Where to watch.
Box office & stats.
Budget
$25.0M
Worldwide
$34.7M
Runtime
107 min
Release
1999-02-19
