October Sky

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$34.7M

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.

🏆 4 wins & 11 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama, Family

Director

Joe Johnston

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern

Released

19 February 1999

Runtime

1h 48m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

7.8 / 10

Votes

101,165

Metascore

71

Rotten Tomatoes

91

Box office

32570685

Budget

$25,000,000

Edition

Base