October Sky (1999) - film review

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October Sky is an American film first released in 1999, directed by Joe Johnston. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen and William Lee Scott. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Joe Johnston
Script: Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick
Photo: Fred Murphy
Music: Mark Isham
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal (Homer Hickam), Chris Cooper (John Hickam), Laura Dern (Miss Riley), Chris Owen (Quentin), William Lee Scott (Roy Lee), Chad Lindberg (O’Dell), Natalie Canerday (Elsie Hickam), Scott Miles (Jim Hickam), Randy Stripling (Leon Bolden), Chris Ellis (Principal Turner), Elya Baskin (Ike Bykovsky), Courtney Cole-Fendley (Dorothy Platt), David Dwyer (Jake Mosby), Terry Loughlin (Mr. Dantzler), Kailie Hollister (Valentine Carmina), David Copeland (Coach Gainer), Don Henderson Baker (Jensen), Tom Kagy (Lenny), Donald Thorne (Trooper One), Justin Whitsett (Kid), Larry Rue (Neighbor), Neva Howell (Neighbor), Terry Nienhuis (Neighbor), Brady Coleman (Anderson), Rick Forrester (Roper), Terrence Gibney (Basil Thorpe), Doug Swander (Corvette Guy), Keeli Hale Kimbro (Corvette Girl), Mark Jeffrey Miller (Vernon), Blaque Fowler (Reverend), Don Tilley (Rescue Worker), Rockford Davis (Chemistry Teacher), John Bennes (Doctor), Jonathan Fawbush (Barney), Larry Black (Fred Smith), Frank Schuler (Moonshiner), Tommy Smeltzer (Man at Mine), Charles Lawlor (Miner), Tom Turbiville (Miner), Ida Ginn (Quentin’s Mom), Richard Lumpkin (Judge at Welch), Mark W. Johnson (Union Official), Don Taylor (Union Official), Don G. Campbell (Mr. Morris), Liz Byler (Ivy League Girl), Bradford Ryan Lund (Ivy League Boy), Frank Hoyt Taylor (Judge at Indy), Dave Hager (Head Judge), Ray Elder (Tom Webster), Andy Stahl (Jack Palmer), Joe Digaetano (Wernher von Braun), Thomas Taylor (Miner in Elevator), David Ducey (Man in Crowd), Jenny Patterson (Nurse), O. Winston Link (Locomotive Engineer), Brian Keith (Coal Miner), Shawn Lindsay (Miner)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 108 min

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