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October Sky

October Sky(1999)

Also Known As: Ciel d'octobre | Rocket Boys, The |

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It's 1957 in Coalwood, West Virginia and while most of the town mines the earth, young Homer Hickman dreams of only the sky. Inspired by the dawn of the space age and the historic launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, Homer enlists his two best buddies as well as the school's resident math geek

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Cast & Crew

Joe Johnston Director
Jake Gyllenhaal Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper John Hickman
Laura Dern Miss Reilly
Chris Owen Quentin
William Lee Scott Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg O'Dell
Natalie Canerday Elsie Hickman
Scott Miles Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling Leon Bolden
Chris Ellis Principal Turner
Elya Baskin Ike Byskovsky
Courtney Fendley Dorothy Platt
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MPAA Ratings:  PG Premiere Info: 
Release Date:  1999 Production Date: 
Color/B&W:  Distributions Co:  Universal Pictures
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