October Sky

1999 "Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."
7.8| 1h48m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 19 February 1999 Released
Producted By: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
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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.

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Drama, Family

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Director

Joe Johnston

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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October Sky Audience Reviews

SoTrumpBelieve Must See Movie...
ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
skidberna This movie is very inspiring. It is a great movie based on a true story and is family friendly for all ages. It promotes hard work and knowledge. I enjoyed this movie and it is a great movie for any aspiring engineers showing what people are capable of if they put their minds to it.
Fudge-3 I haven't read the book but I've seen the film several times.A group of teenage boys get inspired to build rockets with the backing of their science teacher.You'll feel like you've lived with the family after seeing this movie. The over working Dad with responsibilities for family and the entire mining community. The mum who's set aside her own dreams to raise her children. Two sons with aspirations to get to college and away from the certainty of mining work.It doesn't stretch your emotions very far but it does make you think and will keep you entertained throughout.
Raji Uthira One of the most inspiring movies of all time. Clean screenplay and direction. Director has kept the characters real to the original story. Most of the actors were fairly new when this movie was made but you will hardly realize it because all of them did an outstanding job in their performance. The story is so inspiring and real. Jake Gyllenhaal has done justice to the role. His friends and his high school teacher play a major role in the story. Its light hearted with a heavy story line. An Oscar worthy movie & its a shame it dint get it. Background score is well rounded with the movie. Do yourself a favor and please watch it.
himanshushukla95 "Where there is a will, there is a way". This movie is a beautiful illustration of this old saying. This movie was one of the best movies in 1999, as review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, reports that 90% out of 72 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.6/10: "Rich in sweet sincerity, intelligence, and good old-fashioned inspirational drama, October Sky is a coming-of-age story with a heart to match its Hollywood craftsmanship. Also this movie won Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Family Film from the Broadcast Film Critics Association in 2000.It beautifully illustrates the biography of a teen Homer who is ambitious towards rocket science and ends up to be a scientist at NASA despite of all the mishappenings he faces in life. The story is a gem for the teens who are often led down by their dreams and dear ones. Full of emotions and zeal, the movie buys one a lot of encouragement to follow ones dreams.It proved very helpful to me and as it would be to all the people who have been facing a very hard time in life and not been able to do what they want to. The plot and the acting of the cast starring Chris Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern and Chris Owen is great and hence this movie easily and beautifully connects to people who got mind-stuck in teenage. As one would expect from Universal studios, the production house of the movie, the scenes combined with the acting is so real that it will take oneself back to the teen life of 1950's in America, which in itself is a wonderful experience. I would strongly recommend this movie to all the people reading this review.