October Sky
John Hickam (Chris Cooper) is a West Virginia coal miner who loves his job and expects his sons, Jim (Scott Miles) and Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal), to follow in his footsteps. But Jim gets a football scholarship, and Homer becomes interested in rocket science after seeing Sputnik 1 crossing the sky. John disapproves of his son's new mania, but Homer begins building rockets with the help of friends and a sympathetic teacher (Laura Dern). Rocketry, he hopes, will prove his ticket to a better life. …
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Jake Gyllenhaal
American actor
Chris Cooper
American actor
Chris Owen
American actor
Joe Johnston
American film director
Laura Dern
American actress
Mark Isham
American musician
Chris Ellis
American character actor
Elya Baskin
Character actor
Larry Franco
American film producer
Natalie Canerday
American actress
William Lee Scott
American actor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Actor
Lewis Colick
American screenwriter
Brady Coleman
Actor
David Dwyer
Actor
Kaili Hollister
Actress
Mark W. Johnson
Author
Terry Loughlin
Actor
Larry Black
Actor
Barry Robison
Production designer
Lee Scott
Musical artist
Fred Murphy
Rick Forrester
Fictional character
Courtney Cole
Author
Andrew Stahl
American actor
Joseph Johnson
Former New York City Fire Commissioner
Neva Howell
Actress
Peter Cramer
President of Universal Pictures
Homer Hickam
American author
Chad Lindberg
American actor
Nancy Foy
Casting director
