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Chris Cooper | John Hickam | |
Laura Dern | Miss Frieda Riley | |
Jake Gyllenhaal | Homer Hickam | |
Chris Owen | Quentin Wilson | |
William Lee Scott | Roy Lee Cook | |
Chad Lindberg | Sherman O'Dell | |
Natalie Canerday | Elsie Hickam | |
Scott Miles | Jim Hickam | |
Randy Stripling | Leon Bolden | |
Chris Ellis | Principal Turner |
Director | Joe Johnston
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Producer | Charles Gordon
Larry J. Franco |
Writer | Lewis Colick
Homer H. Hickam Jr. |
Cinematography | Fred Murphy
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Musician | Mark Isham
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October Sky is a 1999 film produced by Charles Gordon, 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 first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist. |
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