October Sky
“Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Known for
Donnie Darko
Nightcrawler
Scott Miles
Jim Hickam
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
Known for
The Bourne Identity
11.22.63
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
Known for
American Pie
The Mist
Laura Dern
Miss Riley
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Known for
Pearl Harbor
The Butterfly Effect
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Known for
The Fast and the Furious
I Spit on Your Grave
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Known for
Sling Blade
One False Move
Elya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Known for
The Name of the Rose
Air Force One
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Armageddon
Scott Thomas
Jim Hickam
Also in
The Patriot
Remember the Titans
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Known for
Sole Survivor
Joe Johnston Director · Lewis Colick Screenplay Homer H. Hickam Jr. Author
Worldwide gross $35M · Budget $25M · United States release February 19, 1999
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,698,685
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 1999
Digital
United States · February 19, 1999
Theatrical
Brazil
October 15, 1999 · Theatrical
France
January 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 26, 2000 · Digital
Italy
November 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 13, 2003 · TV · Net 5
August 7, 2003 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
September 22, 2000 · Physical
Sweden
February 19, 1999 · Physical
Switzerland
February 17, 2000 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 10, 1999 · Theatrical
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