October Sky
Summary
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.
~ Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.Joe Johnston
Director
Lewis Colick
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 26 years ago
February 19, 1999
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Budget$25.0M
Revenue$34.7M
Other