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October Sky poster
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.

Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, family
Year: 1999
MetaScore: 71/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: $32,570,685
Released: 19 Feb 1999
Awards: 4 wins & 11 nominations
At least not for long - October Sky 00:18 At least not for long You ever see that movie Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman - October Sky 00:10 You ever see that movie Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman H O M E R - October Sky 00:08 H O M E R I'm not gonna crawl on my belly - October Sky 00:06 I'm not gonna crawl on my belly If you have just tuned in to this special bulletin - October Sky 00:17 If you have just tuned in to this special bulletin Holy shit it's headed for the mine - October Sky 00:06 Holy shit it's headed for the mine Come on Jensen - October Sky 00:30 Come on Jensen Quentin you know that rocket went up at least 100 feet - October Sky 00:17 Quentin you know that rocket went up at least 100 feet What the hell is an auk - October Sky 00:08 What the hell is an auk Hey take it easy on my kid brother Make him look good all right - October Sky 00:36 Hey take it easy on my kid brother Make him look good all... Yeah on a science fiction scholarship maybe - October Sky 00:05 Yeah on a science fiction scholarship maybe Homer I flew with the Red Tails in World War Il - October Sky 00:10 Homer I flew with the Red Tails in World War Il If you don't I'll leave you - October Sky 00:20 If you don't I'll leave you Let's go Roy Lee - October Sky 00:16 Let's go Roy Lee Don't you have some work to do - October Sky 00:04 Don't you have some work to do That thing had better fly - October Sky 00:07 That thing had better fly Why should the damn jocks be the only ones gettin' scholarships - October Sky 00:08 Why should the damn jocks be the only ones gettin'... Buck up Homer You're a Coalwood boy - October Sky 00:10 Buck up Homer You're a Coalwood boy Your father always has to be the big hero - October Sky 00:09 Your father always has to be the big hero It's abandoned Uh look at the rust - October Sky 00:09 It's abandoned Uh look at the rust What's it given him back - October Sky 00:33 What's it given him back Let 'em have outer space We got rock 'n' roll - October Sky 00:06 Let 'em have outer space We got rock 'n' roll Ten Nine - October Sky 00:06 Ten Nine Besides um didn't your dad say no more rockets - October Sky 00:35 Besides um didn't your dad say no more rockets We ain't at the mine now This ain't your business - October Sky 00:37 We ain't at the mine now This ain't your business Do we really need this nozzle thing For cryin' out loud - October Sky 00:12 Do we really need this nozzle thing For cryin' out loud Prodigenous - October Sky 00:03 Prodigenous Miss Riley our job is to give these kids an education not false hopes - October Sky 00:29 Miss Riley our job is to give these kids an education not... You know it won't fly unless somebody pushes the button - October Sky 00:11 You know it won't fly unless somebody pushes the button I'm sorry about what's going on around here but it isn't my fault - October Sky 00:28 I'm sorry about what's going on around here but it... I mean sure Dr von Braun's a great scientist - October Sky 00:09 I mean sure Dr von Braun's a great scientist Don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place - October Sky 00:06 Don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place The silvery cylinder burst forth in a fiery column of smoke and flame - October Sky 00:37 The silvery cylinder burst forth in a fiery column of smoke... It wouldn't matter if you lived in the governor's mansion - October Sky 00:08 It wouldn't matter if you lived in the governor's... They watched us get arrested - October Sky 00:15 They watched us get arrested I'll tell you what's unbelievable - October Sky 00:06 I'll tell you what's unbelievable Elsie I don't have the power to settle this strike - October Sky 00:37 Elsie I don't have the power to settle this strike We should be tryin' to get in that science fair - October Sky 00:10 We should be tryin' to get in that science fair What do you wanna know about rockets - October Sky 00:06 What do you wanna know about rockets Well what do you mean Homer you got a great mind - October Sky 00:05 Well what do you mean Homer you got a great mind God's honest truth Homer - October Sky 00:19 God's honest truth Homer The coal mine's your life It's not mine - October Sky 00:22 The coal mine's your life It's not mine But I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in this world - October Sky 00:29 But I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in...

Cast

Homer Hickam - Jake Gyllenhaal
John Hickam - Chris Cooper
Miss Riley - Laura Dern
Quentin - Chris Owen