October Sky
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
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.
- Year : 1999
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama, Family
- Studio : Universal Pictures
- Keyword : small town, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, satellite, biography, rocket, west virginia, mining accident, teacher, coal mine, 1950s, sputnik, rocketry
- Director : Joe Johnston
- Cast : Laura Dern, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Owen, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg