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October Sky

1999, Movie, PG, 108 mins

OCTOBER SKY
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Is there a more American story than Homer Hickam's? Born in a dirt-poor mining town in West Virginia, Hickam's destiny was written in coal dust: He'd follow his father into the mines, mortgage himself to the company store and work until an accident or black lung disease killed him. Instead, spurred by Sputnik and America's scramble to beat the Russians at the space game, Hickam and three high school buddies turned an extracurricular interest in rockets into a ticket out of po... read more leave a comment
Year: 1999
Rated PG

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Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal: Homer Hickman
Chris Cooper: John Hickman
Laura Dern: Miss Riley
Chris Owen: Quentin
William Lee Scott: Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg: O'Dell

 

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