October Sky

1999

As the Soviet satellite Sputnik streaks across the heavens in October 1957, it's a source of inspiration for 17-year-old Homer Hickam. Drafting a few friends to help, Homer crafts a rocket to compete for a science fair scholarship.

Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.

JBscale

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Biography

Length

1 hr. 48 mins.

US Theatrical Release

February 19, 1999

US Box Office

$32,481,825 (#2642 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

Parental Guidance Suggested

Alcohol Use, Brief Teen Sensuality, Language, Some Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method

Single Disc & Digital

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DD 5.1

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

January 25, 2005

Acquired Date

February 29, 2012

Times Seen

1 Time

Last Watched

Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Jake Gyllenhaal

Chris Cooper

Laura Dern

Chris Owen

William Lee Scott

Chad Lindberg

Natalie Canerday

Scott Miles

Randy Stripling

Chris Ellis

Elya Baskin

Courtney Cole-Fendley

David Dwyer

Terry Loughlin

Kaili Hollister

David Copeland

Don Henderson Baker

Tom Kagy

Directors

Joe Johnston

Producers

Charles Gordon

Larry J. Franco

Writers

Lewis Colick

Special Features

Commentaries

author Homer Hickam

Featurettes

Aiming High: The Story of the Rocket Boys
Spotlight on Location

Audio Commentary
Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

91%

Tomatometer

74 votes

88%

Popcornmeter

2,999 votes

METASCORE

23 votes

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

100,584 votes