October Sky
Movie
Type
1999
Year
1h 48m
Runtime
★ 7.6
Rating
Drama / Family
Genre
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.
Where to watch
Cast
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 Miles
Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Elya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt