October Sky

October Sky is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. It is based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and who eventually became a NASA engineer. Most of the film was shot in rural East Tennessee, including location filming in: Morgan County, Tennessee, Roane Coun... More

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  • Feb 19, 1999

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 48 min

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  • October Sky

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Directed by

Joe Johnston

Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji and Jurassic Park III, also known for period films such as The Rocketeer, October Sky, The Wolfman, and...

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  • Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.

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Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1999
  • Jul 29, 1999
  • Jan 25, 2005
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  • 1 h 48 min

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  • 20,000,000

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Rocket Boys

Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a coal mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of...

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Awards

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Family Film Winners

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  • 532
  • 7.0

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