October Sky (1999) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	February 19, 1999
On DVD:	January 25, 2005
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Joe Johnston
Writer:	Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick
Cast:	Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Scott Thomas, Randy Stripling, Chris Ellis, Courtney Fendley, Kailie Hollister, Don G. Campbell, Cliff Cudney, Jeff Galpin, O. Winston Link
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	octoberskydvd.com
Running Time:	108 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements

In Coalwood, West Virginia in 1957, all the boys grow up to be coal miners, and Homer Hickam has no reason to think he'll be any different. Too small to earn a football scholarship, Homer has no way out of his predetermined life - until the Soviet satellite Sputnik flies over the October sky and changes everything. Homer's world just got a lot bigger.

Universal Pictures presents October Sky, based on the triumphant true story...

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The true story of Homer Hickam is brought to life in the heartwarming coming-of-age tale "October Sky," starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Now out on Special Edition, Universal Pictures has given all those who cannot go to Blockbuster or subscribe to Netflix a chance to "relive the magic." Full movie review »